The historic single-screen movie theater is one of only four cinemas in the world to screen films in VistaVison format.

This is a surprising Art Deco district in a city with a history dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries.

An incredible collection of rare, well-preserved fish fossils hidden in a university campus

A taste of the 15th century in the bustling heart of the modern Shinjuku City.

A tiny street lined with eleven distinct Tanuki statues, each representing a different wish.

A stunning, storied set of waterfalls you can walk to from the city’s main train station in less than 15 minutes

The first and oldest mosque in Japan.

This Western confectionery in Kobe made the German tree stump cake into a Japanese staple.

Royal milk tea was invented here at the Far Eastern capital of Sir Thomas Lipton’s tea empire

A small shrine dedicated to a tanuki statue, tucked away in a Blade Runner-esque izakaya alley

This ancient, tranquil shrine is the birthplace of ema prayer boards and the Ushi-no-toki-mairi curse ritual.

A mysterious mountaintop temple infamous as the legendary home of the Tengu

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This “forbidden” sanctuary has managed to preserve a unique, ancient ecosystem.

A massive, photogenic gate designed after a traditional hand drum used in the regional noh

In the dollmaking capital of Japan, a museum dedicated to the traditional craft

Japan's legendary filmmaker is interred in a small graveyard in a similarly modest temple in Kamakura.

The cascade created by Taipei’s rush-hour traffic has become one of the city’s quirkiest photo spots.

The last of Tokyo Disneyland’s whimsical mechanical clocks can be found in Taipei

This quaint teahouse was founded in 1846 as a samurai’s failed attempt to avenge his brother

Adventures in Wonderland under the heart of the bustling Shinjuku

A traditional Nepalese window blends into the historic merchant district of Old Nara Town.

Once a major cursed object, this frog-shaped rock has become a source of good luck