Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

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

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

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This beautiful defunct water tower adds a European flair to a traditional Japanese neighborhood.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

Disaster prevention apartment blocks in Sumida Ward are designed to save as many as possible in the face of the inevitable.

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.