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

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

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

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

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

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

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

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

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

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.