A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

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

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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

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

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

This "Little Finland" started as a Finnish utopian society in Eastern Brazil.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in Latin America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.