Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

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

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.

Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

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.

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

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

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

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.