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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

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

This statue of Buddha has a distinctive hairstyle meant to represent an unfathomably long period of meditation.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

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

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

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

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

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

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

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Losing lottery tickets are deposited at this shrine in hopes of better luck.

This unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.