This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

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

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

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

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

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

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.

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