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This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.

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

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

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

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.

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

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

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

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

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

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.