Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

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

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

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

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

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

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.