Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

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

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

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

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

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

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.