A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

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

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

Fans line up at the crack of dawn for a slurpy bowl of deliciousness at this noodle counter inside a factory.

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

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

Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.

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

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