Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

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.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

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

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

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

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.

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

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

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

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

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

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

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.