A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.

This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.

Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

This sculpture bears a tragic backstory that may have inspired a hauntingly beautiful children's song.

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

A series of smile-themed sculptures created by artists from all over the world fill this Tokyo shopping district.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

For centuries, this gold mine was the powerhouse behind the Tokugawa Shogunate.

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

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

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

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