This site commemorates the life of a Japanese scientist who dedicated his life to the discovery of diseases.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

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

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

A mountaintop Buddhist temple with panoramic views of Hiroshima.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

A hand-painted advertisement for chocolate adorns the walls of this historic building.

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.