A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

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

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

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

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

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

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.