An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

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

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

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

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

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

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.