One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

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

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

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

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

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

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.