Hachimantai, Japan
Matsuo Mine
Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.
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Hachimantai, Japan
Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.
Ise, Japan
This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.
Nagano, Japan
This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.
Sasebo, Japan
The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.
Kyoto, Japan
Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.
Osaka, Japan
One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.
Hokkaidō, Japan
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Tokyo, Japan
Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.
Hida, Japan
Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.
Tokyo, Japan
Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.
Fujinomiya, Japan
Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.
Iwakuni, Japan
One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.
Iwaizumi, Japan
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
Tokyo, Japan
An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.
Tokyo, Japan
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Himeji, Japan
Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.
Kyoto, Japan
A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.
Kyoto, Japan
The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.
Tokyo, Japan
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.
Tokyo, Japan
Every color in the rainbow awaits.