The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

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

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

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.

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

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

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

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.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

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

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

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

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.