A statue meant to celebrate peace has also been interpreted as a mother taking away her son's internet privileges.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

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.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

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

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.”

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

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

This monumental intersection commemorates the day Okinawa switched to driving on the left.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

A museum in Hokkaido is housed in a former high school. On its grounds a marker shares the awakening of a man who longs to be reunited with his soulmate in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.