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

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

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 Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

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

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

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

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

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

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

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

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

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

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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

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.