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

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

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

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

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

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

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

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

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

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.