As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

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

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

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

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

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

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."