Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

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

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.”

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.