One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

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.

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

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

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

Though technically an illegal structure, this eclectic DIY apartment complex is beloved by its residents.

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

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

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

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

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

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.