"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

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

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

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

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

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

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

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

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

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.