On this page, I introduce places around the world where I personally experienced a strong sense of escape from everyday life and was able to naturally reset my mind.
Whether a place is famous or widely known is not part of my criteria. What matters most to me is whether, when I actually stood there, I felt clearly separated from daily life.
On this site, I do not document every place I visit. I only write about locations that left a strong and lasting impression on me. These articles are not meant to be a record of visit history. With this in mind, I invite you to read through the articles, and if a place resonates with you, I hope you will visit it yourself one day.
In this ranking, I evaluate each place based on the following three criteria. The overall ranking is determined by the total number of stars.
■ Sense of Escape ★★★★★
How strongly I felt detached from everyday life while being there
■ Reset Value ★★★★★
Whether simply being in the place naturally helped me organize my thoughts and emotions
■ Low Public Recognition ★★★★★
How little the place is known as a typical tourist destination
#1 : Mojave Desert・Mojave National Preserve / California, USA
Wilderness in southeastern California, USA. Wander around the ghost town in the wilderness and experience the world of “nothing”. (Aug 29 2021)
#2 : Amboy California, USA
Wilderness of the Mojave Desert in US. With the impressive cafe & motel sign in the background, I am healed by the silence of the deserted landscape.
(May 10 2019)(Aug 11 2023 updated)
#3 : Zzyzx Road / Soda Lake, California, USA
A strangely named road in the Mojave Desert, eastern California, USA. Experiencing the world of “nothing” in the mysterious scenery of Dry Lake.
(Apr 25 2020)
#4 : A straight road in the U.S., USA
Standing before a straight road cutting through the wilderness, I fix my eyes on the vanishing point in the distance, and my mind is filled with nothingness.
(Oct 18 2025)
#5 : Marfa / Texas, USA
Marfa, Texas. Experience the warmth of the people in Texas at this sacred place for contemporary art pioneered by Donald Judd.
(Nov 26 2023)
#6 : Ivanpah Lake / California USA
Dazzled by the glare of the dry lake along Interstate 15 on the border between California and Nevada, together with the light of a mysterious tower in the distance.
(Feb 17 2023)
#7 : Kiva Koffeehouse, Utah, USA
Along the road in Utah, USA. Spending a luxurious reading time at the coffee house on the side of the valley, with a spectacular view outside the window.
(Jul 13 2019)
#8 : Twentynine Palms, California, USA
A town with a mysterious name in southwestern California, USA. While wandering around the houses scattered in the wilderness, imagine the thoughts of people fleeing the city and arriving at this place. (Jun 29 2021)
#9 : Bagdad / without “h” (Bagdad, USA)
Baghdad. Walking through a place called “Bagdad” in USA, not in Iraq. Notice that it is not spelled “Baghdad”, but Bagdad without “h”.
(Jan 28 2024)
#10 : Santorini Island / Greece
Island in the Aegean Sea. While looking at the white houses on the cliff and the boat floating in the azure sea in the background, feeling the illusion of being in heaven. (May 29 2022)
#11 : Oregon Country Fair, Oregon, USA
Oregon, USA. At a festival inherits the hippie culture, seeing an unrealistic scene and realize that I have changed my outlook on life.
(Aug 29 2019)
#12 : Easter Island / Chile
An isolated island in the Pacific Ocean. See the statue of Moai and imagine the “collapse of civilization” unfolded here.(Dec 26 2021)
#13 : Baker, California, USA
Baker, located in the Mojave Desert, southeastern California, USA. Feeling scorching land with the world’s tallest thermometer landmark.
(Aug 30 2020) (updated on Aug 14 2023)
#14 : Gallup (New Mexico, USA)
Gallup, New Mexico. Gate City on Native Reservation area. As walked along Route 66, admiring the store signs and buildings, I was moved emotinally by the sight of dust and smoke being whipped up by strong winds.(Nov 30 2024)
#15 : Arcata, California, USA
Arcata in Northern California, USA, different from stereotype California. Enjoying the gentle atmosphere in town inheriting hippie culture.
(Jun 27 2020)
#16 : Las Vegas / Nevada USA
A world-famous casino city. Enjoying the extraordinary in Entertainment City.
(Feb 17 2023)
#17 : Santa Fe / Canyon Road (Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA)
Marveling at the unique landscape of the adobe buildings, I headed down Canyon Road, entered a gallery, and exchanged greetings with the staff.
(Jul 13 2025)
#18 : Machu Picchu / Peru
Machu Picchu in Peru. One of the most well-known World Heritage Sites. Overwhelmed with emotion as walking along the Inca Trail and arrive at the sky city.(Mar 31 2024)
#19 : Christiania / Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark. Explore communities that advocate anarchism, think about “self-management,” and goals of existing society.(Jul 28 2024)
#20 : Jerusalem Old City / Israel
Jerusalem Old City, Israel. Walking around the maze-like road in the 1km square castle wall, recall the history this place has followed, and realize I am feeling emotions I have never experienced before. (Feb 26 2022)
#21 : Cusco, Peru
Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire. Astonished by the special scenery of the city, walking along the cobblestone road, it becomes difficult to tell whether it is a pisco sour sickness or a sickness in this city. (Nov 28 2020)
#22 : Sunset Strip, California USA
Sunset Strip, west side of Los Angeles. Seeing Billboard with clear blue sky background on the Sunset Blvd and visiting the sacred sites of Rock music, feeling the atmosphere of California. (Feb 28 2021)
#23 : Dead Sea, Israel / Palestine
Floating on a lake with an unusually high salinity, seeing the gray-brown rocky mountains in the distance. When closed my eyes, the history of this land permeates my body.(May 30 2021)
#24 : Siqueiros, Mexico City, Mexico
Mexican artist “David Alfaro Siqueiros” founded the Mexican Mural Movement. Picture of passion sways emotions leading to a different world. (Mar 22 2020)
#25 : Banksy Wall Painting, Bethlehem, Palestine
Palestine, Bethlehem. While traveling around Banksy’s mural paintings on the separation wall between Israel and Palestine, meeting with the first Japanese artist in Asia to paint. (Sep 19 2019)(Jul 4 2020 updated)
#26 : Reykjavik, Iceland
Reykjavik, the island of the farthest ocean, the land of the midnight sun. As walking through the streets lined with colorful houses, noticing that no one is walking, and feeling unrealistic. (Dec 28 2019)
#27 : San Sebastian / Spain
Basque Country, Spain. Enjoy a tipsy feeling in the old town of a gastronomic city with a relaxing atmosphere, different from Barcelona and Madrid.
(Oct 24 2021)
#28 : Kathmandu, Nepal
One of the three great sacred places of hippies. People are kind and forgiving. Is this due to the culture of the country Himalayas are located? Feeling the peaceful atmosphere in a foreign land. (Jan 26 2020)
#29 : Hight-Ashbury / San Francisco, USA
Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco. Wandering around the center of 60’s counterculture, searching for vestiges of hippie culture.(Oct 12 2024)
#30 : Venice, Italy
One of the best tourist destinations in the world, the city of water. Walking down the maze-like alleys and travel back in time to the Middle Ages.
(Dec 26 2020)
(described on Jul 28 2024)
(latest update on Jan 10 2026)