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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

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

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

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

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

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

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

An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

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

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.