Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

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

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

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

Like Mars, but much closer.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.