One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

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

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

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The “bridge of return” is haunted by a myriad of legends, from ghosts to demons to nuptial superstitions.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

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

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

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

Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.

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

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

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.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.