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

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

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

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

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

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

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

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

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

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

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

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

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

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.