A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

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

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

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

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.