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

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

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

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

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

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

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

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.”

When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.