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

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

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

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

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

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

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

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

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

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

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.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.