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

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

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

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

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

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

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

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

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

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.