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

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

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

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

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.