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

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

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

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

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

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

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.