One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

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

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

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

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.