Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

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

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

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

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

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

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

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.