The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

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

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

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

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

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.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

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

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

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

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