Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

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

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

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

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

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

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

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

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

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

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

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.