This exacting restaurant will charge a fine for every grain of rice you've left behind.

Inaccessible by foot, Japan's most secluded train station sits in the middle of nowhere.

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

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

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

A train station decorated by a giant replica of an ancient Shakōki-dogū figurine.

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

Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.

A town's namesake rock has served as a spiritual matchmaker for hundreds of years.

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

This extremely naked God of Drunkards welcomes visitors to Kochi Station.

Plagued with warts? Leave a frog at this small shrine in the city of Tosa, and you may be cured.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

A shrine dedicated to the sacred white snakes of Iwakuni, whose albinism has been passed down for generations.