A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

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

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

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

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

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

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.