Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

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

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

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

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

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

Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.

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

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

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

This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.