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

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.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

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

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

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

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

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

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

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

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

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.