This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.

No shoes allowed on this trail, which is designed to be experienced barefoot.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Chiseled out of a sandstone cliff, one farmer's unfinished art project lies in ruins.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

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

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

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

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

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.