A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

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

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

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

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

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

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

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

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

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.