One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

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

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

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.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.