A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

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

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

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

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

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

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

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

This frescoed ancient burial mound is a colorful window into China’s influence in early Japan.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

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