Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

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

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

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