This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

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

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

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.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

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

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.