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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

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

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

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

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

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

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

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

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

This statue of Buddha has a distinctive hairstyle meant to represent an unfathomably long period of meditation.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

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

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