For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

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

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

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

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.

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

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

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

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

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

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

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

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.