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

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

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

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

Once a heap of dirt with a shrubbery on it, this unassuming mound in a parking lot turned out to be an ancient tumulus.

This frescoed ancient burial mound is a colorful window into China’s influence in early Japan.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.