After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.

The last remaining predreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

The Japanese mayo factory famous for its cute mascot.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

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

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

A painting marks the site of a historic skyscraper destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

The last remaining Hakka cemetery in Singapore.