These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

A giant rooftop ride with unbeatable views of Matsuyama city, the nearby mountain ranges, and the Inland Sea.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare to enter.

This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

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

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

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

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

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

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