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This sports stadium was made from 25,000 cypress trees and ranks among the world's largest wooden domes.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Though not uncommon in western Japan, this Buddha cut out of an ancient sarcophagus is the only example in central Tokyo.

Dedicated to the victims of a phantom slasher, this memorial is claimed by some to be the source of a deadly curse.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

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

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.