This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

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

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.