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

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

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

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

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

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

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

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

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

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 pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

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

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

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

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

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.