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

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

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

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

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

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

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

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

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

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

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

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

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

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.