The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

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

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

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

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

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

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

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

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

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

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

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

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

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

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