A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

The famed natural wonder that gave its name to a fishcake as well as one of the most popular anime series of all time.

A serene mountaintop temple complex featuring one big, bronze Buddha.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

At a Japanese train station, a goddess emerges from a dumpling.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.

In the dollmaking capital of Japan, a museum dedicated to the traditional craft

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