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These 33 Zen Buddhist temples were built to protect the nearby castle.

Considered an enigma by folklorists, an object of primitive animistic worship lives on in Yamanashi.

Archaeologists continue to debate whether this site yielded the oldest human remains in Japan.

The famed natural wonder that gave its name to a fishcake as well as one of the most popular anime series of all time.

This one-of-a-kind shrine is dedicated to a girl who was too beautiful for her own good.

These statues are dedicated to the damned souls of those executed centuries ago on the beautiful Yuigahama beach.

A 360-year-old cherry tree grows out of a granite boulder.

A small park inhabited by handmade water goblins.

The eerie, tragic setting of one of Japan’s most popular ghost stories.

A displaced shrine that was put back after a string of bad luck.

A quartet of temple guardian statues that allegedly cry at night for being forbidden from wrestling.

An old woman cured cholera in the 1820s and now her grave is said to be the city’s most cursed object.

This prehistoric burial site is where one of Japan’s most iconic ancient idols was found.

Reaching Japan’s “most dangerous shrine” means climbing a vertical cliff.

This train station has no entrances or exits for pedestrians, and exists only to take advantage of the area’s view.

Associated with Japanese folklore's most eminent sorcerer, this slab of rock is said to be both a blessing and a curse.

Dedicated to the history and culture of Japanese fishcake, this museum invites you to take part in its kamaboko-making workshop.

Local legend claims that this is the final resting place of an infamous cannibal hag.

A giant man-eating crab monster allegedly left its claw marks on this unassuming boulder.

Electricians pray for luck at this place where, according to legend, the god of thunder was once trapped.

Locals have put a new makeup on this strange statue every year since they unearthed it.

A mountain demon once helped a local villager construct a canal, after which he sat on this oak tree to rest.

A well-known Japanese musician’s all-night concert on this island is immortalized by an unusual work of art.

At this Neolithic site, the remains of ancient humans have been found alongside the bones of the toxic fugu pufferfish.