Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.

A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

This sports stadium was made from 25,000 cypress trees and ranks among the world's largest wooden domes.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

This volcanic island in the Pacific just keeps growing and growing.

A temple made famous by Japanese Buddhist monks who sacrificed themselves at sea.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

A giant rooftop ride with unbeatable views of Matsuyama city, the nearby mountain ranges, and the Inland Sea.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?