This sports stadium was made from 25,000 cypress trees and ranks among the world's largest wooden domes.

A temple made famous by Japanese Buddhist monks who sacrificed themselves at sea.

The oldest academic institution in Japan provides a glimpse of university life during the days of the samurai.

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

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

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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

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