Tokyo, Japan
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Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.
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Tokyo, Japan
Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.
Tokyo, Japan
A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.
Toyoura, Japan
Inaccessible by foot, Japan's most secluded train station sits in the middle of nowhere.
Nasu, Japan
Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.
Tokyo, Japan
Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.
Koya, Japan
Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.
Hachimantai, Japan
Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.
Kyoto, Japan
A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.
Kochi, Japan
This extremely naked God of Drunkards welcomes visitors to Kochi Station.
Wakayama, Japan
A Japanese shrine to dolls.
Kyoto, Japan
Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.
Kawasaki, Japan
One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.
Takayama, Japan
The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.
Iga, Japan
Be a ninja - or just act like one.
Tosashimizu, Japan
This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.
Tokyo, Japan
Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.
Tokyo, Japan
A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.
Sendai, Japan
Officially the lowest mountain in Japan.
Osaka, Japan
Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.
Ichihara, Japan
The "largest bathroom stall in the world" offers a unique pit-stop experience.
Hitachiōmiya-shi, Japan
The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.
Kyoto, Japan
The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.
Izumo-shi, Japan
What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.
Japan
The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.