Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.

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

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

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

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

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare to enter.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

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

This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.