At a Japanese train station, a goddess emerges from a dumpling.

Japan's longest-running music festival takes place on an isolated butterfly-shaped island.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare to enter.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

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

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.