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

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

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

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

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

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

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

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

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

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

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

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

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

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

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

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

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