This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

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.

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

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

A commemoration of the first Dutchman to reach Japan, whose name still echoes in the heart of Tokyo.

The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

The remains of the vast manor that once belonged to Lord Kira, villain in the 47 Ronin story, is now a shrine dedicated to the incident.

Next door to Tokyo DisneySea is a giant sculpture created by Taro Okamoto symbolizing the dynamism of life.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.