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

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

Run a wash cycle while sipping a latte at this community-oriented café.

An isolated "phantom bridge" doomed to crumble into ruin.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

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

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

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

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

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.