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

Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

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

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

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.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

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

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.