A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

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

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

A Japanese shrine to dolls.