A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

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

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

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

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

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

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

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

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

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

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

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

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

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

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

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

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

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

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