The Japanese mayo factory famous for its cute mascot.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

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

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.