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

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

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

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

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

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.