A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

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

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

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

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

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

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."