An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

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

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.”

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

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

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."