This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.

Japan's longest-running music festival takes place on an isolated butterfly-shaped island.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

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

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

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

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

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.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

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

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

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

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.