The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

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

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

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

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

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

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The Japanese mayo factory famous for its cute mascot.

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