An ideal wedding spot that is almost too ideal.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

Plagued with warts? Leave a frog at this small shrine in the city of Tosa, and you may be cured.

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

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

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

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

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.