An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

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

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

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

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

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

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

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

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

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

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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

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

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

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

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

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.