A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

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

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

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

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.