This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

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

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.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

The site where the famous city gate once stood, now in the middle of a playground.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

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

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

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

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

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

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

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.