The first location of the eventual video game giant.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

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

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

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

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

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

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.