This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

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

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

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

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

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

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

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

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

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

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

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.