More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

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

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

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

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

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

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

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

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

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

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

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

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

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.