Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure is a secret government base.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

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

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

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

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

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

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

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

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

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