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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

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

Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

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

This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

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

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.