An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

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

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

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

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

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

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

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

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

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.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

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

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

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

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

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

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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