Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

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

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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