According to local legend, elderly villagers were once brought to this hill and left to die.

This izakaya restaurant was designed to look like the Biblical vessel.

Nine healing baths available only to those who stay in this quaint town, said to have inspired 'Spirited Away.'

The peace and seclusion of Kyoto’s “Moss Temple” is no accident.

The world's second-largest toy production company has a lineup of its heroes outside

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.

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

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

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

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

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

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

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

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.