A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

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

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

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.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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

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

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 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.