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

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

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

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

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

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

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.

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

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.