Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.

Home to herbal cosmetics, teas, and a unique set of dolls known as kitchen witches.

Visitors to this temple are greeted by a massive collection of wooden dolls said to bring good fortune.

A stretch of the Iwai River that features beautiful rocky cliffs, rapids, and flying dango.

An isolated "phantom bridge" doomed to crumble into ruin.

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

This extremely naked God of Drunkards welcomes visitors to Kochi Station.

The site of Japan's first major environmental disaster.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?

In a rural Japanese town that has committed to sustainable practices, even the hotel is made from recycled materials.

This beautiful defunct water tower adds a European flair to a traditional Japanese neighborhood.

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

For centuries, this gold mine was the powerhouse behind the Tokugawa Shogunate.

A temple made famous by Japanese Buddhist monks who sacrificed themselves at sea.

A train station decorated by a giant replica of an ancient Shakōki-dogū figurine.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

The birthplace of Japanese coinage.

The oldest academic institution in Japan provides a glimpse of university life during the days of the samurai.

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

Though it won't take you far, the wood train housed at this station is the last of its kind in Japan.

This massive, Edo Period, coin-shaped sand painting is believed to be a source of great luck.

A shrine dedicated to the sacred white snakes of Iwakuni, whose albinism has been passed down for generations.