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

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

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

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.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.