Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

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

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

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

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

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

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

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

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

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

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

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

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

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

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