These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

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

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

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

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

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

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

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

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

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

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

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

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

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