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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

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.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.

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

This traditional Japanese shrine is dedicated to four Shinto deities.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

No one knows why this family’s graves stayed on the national museum's premises after all other tombstones were relocated.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

This site commemorates the life of a Japanese scientist who dedicated his life to the discovery of diseases.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

Unbeknownst to many, an ancient burial mound hides in plain sight in Ueno Park.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.