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

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

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

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

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

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

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

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.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.