Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

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

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

A tiny street lined with eleven distinct Tanuki statues, each representing a different wish.

This ornate example of 19th-century Chinese architecture is one of only a handful of Confucius shrines in Japan.

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

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

A monument commemorating the execution of 26 canonized Christians from the 16th century.

A faithful reconstruction of what was once the only window into Japan.

A historical western settlement that is known as one of the three most disappointing sights of Japan.

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.