Home to herbal cosmetics, teas, and a unique set of dolls known as kitchen witches.

Feast your eyes on the centuries-old statues of the judges of hell.

The preserved ruins of the Hōjō clan’s palatial estate, hidden in the basement of a tourist information center.

The ruins of the oldest artificial island in Japan, still used for mooring today at 800 years old.

Associated with one of Japan's most famous fairy tales, this temple is home to a statue purportedly brought from the undersea palace of the Dragon God.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

Since Tokyo's Kiyosu Bridge was inspired by a historic bridge that crossed over the Rhine, this viewing spot is known as a "view of Cologne."

Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.

The predecessor to this bridge was depicted in a famous Japanese woodcut print that influenced Van Gogh.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

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.

A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.

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

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

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

At over 500 years old, this is the oldest surviving toilet in Japan

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

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

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

Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.