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

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

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 little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

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

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

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

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.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

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

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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