Places Zesra Wants to Go

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

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

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

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

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.