Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.

Fans line up at the crack of dawn for a slurpy bowl of deliciousness at this noodle counter inside a factory.

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

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

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

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.