After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

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

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Running through lush forests and across the Tadami River, this train line offers breathtaking views of rural Japan.

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

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

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.