A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

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

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

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

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

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

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

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

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

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

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

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

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

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

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.