The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

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

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

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

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

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

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

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

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.