Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

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

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

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

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

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.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

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

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

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.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.