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A Japanese shrine to dolls.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare to enter.

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

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

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

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

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

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

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

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

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

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

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

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

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

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

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.