Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

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

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

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

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

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

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

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