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

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

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

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

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

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

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

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

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

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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