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

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

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

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.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

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

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

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

The birthplace of Japanese coinage.

This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.

The site of a famous samurai duel.

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

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

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

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