Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

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

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

Though technically an illegal structure, this eclectic DIY apartment complex is beloved by its residents.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.