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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

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

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

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

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

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

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

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

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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