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

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

Disaster prevention apartment blocks in Sumida Ward are designed to save as many as possible in the face of the inevitable.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

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.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

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

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

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

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

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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.”

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

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

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.