Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

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

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

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

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

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

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

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

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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

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

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

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.