Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

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

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

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

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

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

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

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

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The pristine waters crossing this forest form a hidden waterfall among the dense vegetation.