The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

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

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

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

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

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

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

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.