Sakaiminato, Japan
Rollercoaster Bridge (Eshima Ohashi)
This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.
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Sakaiminato, Japan
This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.
Tokyo, Japan
Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.
Tokyo, Japan
A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.
Tokyo, Japan
The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.
Aomori, Japan
The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.
Sasebo, Japan
Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.
Tokyo, Japan
Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Kyoto, Japan
This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.
Motobu, Japan
One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.
Nagano, Japan
This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.
Kobe, Japan
An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.
Kyoto, Japan
A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.
Tokyo, Japan
This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.
Tokyo, Japan
Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.
Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Tokyo, Japan
A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.
Iwakuni, Japan
One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
Kyoto, Japan
This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.
Shirakawa-mura, Japan
This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.
Himeji, Japan
Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.
Kyoto, Japan
A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.