Places xleoharrisonx Wants to Go

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

The home of Mario and his friends

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

The peace and seclusion of Kyoto’s “Moss Temple” is no accident.

A mysterious mountaintop temple infamous as the legendary home of the Tengu

This statue of Buddha has a distinctive hairstyle meant to represent an unfathomably long period of meditation.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

A pentagram-covered shrine dedicated to a famed court astrologer known in the west as the Merlin of Japan.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

The infamous 'Incident at Honnō-ji' brought an end to Oda Nobunaga’s attempt to unify a warring Japan.

A small shrine dedicated to a tanuki statue, tucked away in a Blade Runner-esque izakaya alley

A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.