This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

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

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

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

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

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

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.