This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

Chiseled out of a sandstone cliff, one farmer's unfinished art project lies in ruins.

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

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

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

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

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

The birthplace of Japanese coinage.

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

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

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

A trio of keyhole-shaped burial mounds restored to their ancient glory.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

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

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.