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

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

Fans line up at the crack of dawn for a slurpy bowl of deliciousness at this noodle counter inside a factory.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.