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Alcatraz ER
Permanently Closed

Tokyo, Japan

Alcatraz ER

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

Suzugamori Iseki execution ground

Tokyo, Japan

Site of Suzugamori Execution Grounds

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

The station.

Toyoura, Japan

Koboro Station

Inaccessible by foot, Japan's most secluded train station sits in the middle of nowhere.

Sesshōseki, also known as the Killing Stone.

Nasu, Japan

Sesshōseki (Killing Stone)

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

Godzilla at Nishi Rokugo

Tokyo, Japan

Nishi-Rokugō Park

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

A statue in Okunoin Cemetery. (Wikimedia Commons)

Koya, Japan

Okunoin Cemetery

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Matsuo Mine

Hachimantai, Japan

Matsuo Mine

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

The studio's signature sign.
Permanently Closed

Kyoto, Japan

Ukiyoe Small Museum

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

The god before he was moved to his current location.

Kochi, Japan

Berobero no Kamisama

This extremely naked God of Drunkards welcomes visitors to Kochi Station.

The dolls look at

Wakayama, Japan

Awashima Jinja

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

Sake kegs outside the Go'o Shrine.

Kyoto, Japan

Go'o Shrine

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

An army of MSG pandas

Kawasaki, Japan

Ajinomoto MSG Factory

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

Forest of Seven Lucky Gods

Takayama, Japan

Forest of Seven Lucky Gods

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

Ninja Museum

Iga, Japan

Iga Ryu Ninja Museum

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

Ashizuri Underwater Observation Tower.

Tosashimizu, Japan

Ashizuri Underwater Observation Tower

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

Meguro Parasitological Museum

Tokyo, Japan

Meguro Parasitological Museum

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

Catholic iconography at Christon Café.
Permanently Closed

Tokyo, Japan

Christon Café

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

The summit, 2007.

Sendai, Japan

Mount Hiyori

Officially the lowest mountain in Japan.

Dotonbori Hotel Front Pillars

Osaka, Japan

Dotonbori Hotel Front Pillars

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

"Toilet in Nature."

Ichihara, Japan

'Toilet in Nature'

The "largest bathroom stall in the world" offers a unique pit-stop experience.

The Gamma Field

Hitachiōmiya-shi, Japan

The Gamma Field

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.

Grave of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki.

Kyoto, Japan

Hōnen-in Temple

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

Izumo-Taisha

Izumo-shi, Japan

Izumo-Taisha

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

 Seikan Tunnel.

Japan

Seikan Tunnel

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

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