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

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

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

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

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

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

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.