The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

This snack factory boasts several tributes to its popular line of rice crackers, including a quasi-shrine.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

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

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.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

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

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

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

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

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

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.