A traditional Nepalese window blends into the historic merchant district of Old Nara Town.

Once a major cursed object, this frog-shaped rock has become a source of good luck

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

According to local legend, anyone who falls on these temple steps will turn into a cat.

A raised Japanese building has preserved 8th-century artifacts for more than a millennium, earning this log cabin a reputation as the "world's oldest museum."

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

The long-lost tomb of an ancient Japanese emperor, complete with a miniature terracotta army.

A reconstruction of where terracotta funerary figures were produced in ancient Japan

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

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

The home of Mario and his friends

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

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

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

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

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

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

A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.