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

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

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s.

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

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

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

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

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

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

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

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

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

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

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