Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

The largest privately owned statue of Buddha in Japan, built by a total amateur, with an unconventional look.

In Asakusa, Tokyo's very own Walk of Fame.

The largest seated Buddha statue in Japan is the centerpiece of an abandoned complex in a quiet, seaside town.

A natural wonder with mythological ties to the local Ainu tradition.

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

The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.

A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.

An exact replica of Bill Clinton's childhood home stands within a resort in Japan.

This Metabolist, retro-futuristic residential complex resembles a cyberpunk space colony established on Earth.

A statue meant to celebrate peace has also been interpreted as a mother taking away her son's internet privileges.

This frescoed ancient burial mound is a colorful window into China’s influence in early Japan.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

The remains of the vast manor that once belonged to Lord Kira, villain in the 47 Ronin story, is now a shrine dedicated to the incident.

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

Passengers are not allowed to set foot outside this station, but you can still enjoy spectacular views of the sea from the platform.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.