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An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

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

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

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

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

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

The site where the famous city gate once stood, now in the middle of a playground.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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