This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

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

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

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

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

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

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

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

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

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

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

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

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

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

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

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

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

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

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

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