Places zeeb Wants to Go

Enjoy a flaming concoction steeped in steampunk, magic, and alchemy at this experimental cocktail bar.

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

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

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

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

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

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

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

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.