A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.

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

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

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

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.