It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

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

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare to enter.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

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

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.