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If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The only Kurdish restaurant in Japan invites you to learn and feast.

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

This exacting restaurant will charge a fine for every grain of rice you've left behind.

An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”

A strip of traditional hand towel serves as an admission ticket at this modern tenugui museum.

The site where the famous city gate once stood, now in the middle of a playground.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

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

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

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

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.