A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

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

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

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

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

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

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

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

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

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

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