This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.