A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

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

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

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

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

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

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

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

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

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

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

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

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

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.