This is one really big nut.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

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

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A town's namesake rock has served as a spiritual matchmaker for hundreds of years.