The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

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

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

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

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

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

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

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

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

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

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

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

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

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

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

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

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

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