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

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

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

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

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

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

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

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

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

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

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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

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

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.