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

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

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

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

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

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

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

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.

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

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

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

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

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

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

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

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

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

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

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

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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