This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

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

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.