If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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

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

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.