A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

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

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

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

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

A park built around the legend of a clam-loving giant who created a monumental midden.

This beautiful defunct water tower adds a European flair to a traditional Japanese neighborhood.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.