The Japanese mayo factory famous for its cute mascot.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

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

Though technically an illegal structure, this eclectic DIY apartment complex is beloved by its residents.

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

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

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

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

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

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

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

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

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

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

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