Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

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

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

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

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

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

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

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

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

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

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

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.