In a shopping arcade, a modernized temple deeply tied to feudal Japan’s prominent warlords.

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.

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

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

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

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

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

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

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

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

Narrow-gauge railway with its own personal power grid.

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

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

The last remaining pre-dreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.