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

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

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

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

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

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

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

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

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

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

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

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

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

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

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