Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

The “bridge of return” is haunted by a myriad of legends, from ghosts to demons to nuptial superstitions.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The 650 red and white Japanese plum trees of this Tokyo neighborhood blossom each spring.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

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

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.