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

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

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

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

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

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

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

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

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

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

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

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