After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

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

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

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

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

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

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

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

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

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

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

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

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.