A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

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

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

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

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

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

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

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

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

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

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

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

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

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.