You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

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

A kitsch shrine dedicated to the ogre-slaying folktale hero born from a peach.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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."

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

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

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

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.

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

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

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