This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

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

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

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

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

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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

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

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

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

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

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

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

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

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

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

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

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

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

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.