This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

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

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

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

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

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.