A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

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

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

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.

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

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

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

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

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

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

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

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