Places xleoharrisonx Wants to Go

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.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.