The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

This exacting restaurant will charge a fine for every grain of rice you've left behind.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Japan's longest-running music festival takes place on an isolated butterfly-shaped island.

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

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

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

Fans line up at the crack of dawn for a slurpy bowl of deliciousness at this noodle counter inside a factory.

A museum dedicated to the least secret spy is actually an attempt to get Hollywood's attention.

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

An exact replica of Bill Clinton's childhood home stands within a resort in Japan.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

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