Though it won't take you far, the wood train housed at this station is the last of its kind in Japan.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

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

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

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

Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.

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

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

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

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

A kitsch shrine dedicated to the ogre-slaying folktale hero born from a peach.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

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

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

This massive, Edo Period, coin-shaped sand painting is believed to be a source of great luck.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.