This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

The predecessor to this bridge was depicted in a famous Japanese woodcut print that influenced Van Gogh.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

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

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

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

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

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

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

A massive, photogenic gate designed after a traditional hand drum used in the regional noh

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

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

A displaced shrine that was put back after a string of bad luck.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The home of Mario and his friends

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.