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

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

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

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

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

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

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

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.