It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

This 24-hour vending machine serves up homemade treats inspired by the local Japanese snow monkeys.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

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

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

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