One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

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

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

The Japanese mayo factory famous for its cute mascot.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

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

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

Fans line up at the crack of dawn for a slurpy bowl of deliciousness at this noodle counter inside a factory.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

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

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

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

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