This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

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

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

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

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

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

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.