A Japanese shrine to dolls.

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

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

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

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

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.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.