Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

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

A trio of keyhole-shaped burial mounds restored to their ancient glory.

Home to a collection of drums from around the world that allow visitors to play a tune.

The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.

Home to herbal cosmetics, teas, and a unique set of dolls known as kitchen witches.

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.

Home to thousands of dolls from around the world, including the "blue-eyed dolls" that came to Japan as American ambassadors.

A lesser-known sister to Paris's world-famous museum, located within a Buddhist sculpture paradise.

A unique art exhibit home to letters addressed to those unable to receive them.

This airy five-floor library and museum houses thousands of books and rotating exhibits on Japanese monsters and anime.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.