This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

This gnome sculpture and his wonderous hat forces train passengers to do a double-take.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

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

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

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

This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s.

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

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

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.