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

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

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

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

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.