This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

This shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.

The original location of the eponymous site of Japan’s Yayoi period is now lost in time.

A giant statue of the Buddhist goddess of mercy watches over the town of Ōfuna.

A natural resemblance of the monster of film lore.

The largest privately owned statue of Buddha in Japan, built by a total amateur, with an unconventional look.

They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.

A lone torii arch stands on a coastal rock where a deity is said to have landed.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

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