Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

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

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

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

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

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

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

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

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

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

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

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

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

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

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

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

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

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.