"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

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

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

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

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

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.