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

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

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

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

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

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

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

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

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

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

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

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.