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

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

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

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

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

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

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

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

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.