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

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

The long-lost tomb of an ancient Japanese emperor, complete with a miniature terracotta army.

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

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

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

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

This Buddhist temple may have the best example of a Pure Land garden in Japan.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.