Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

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

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.