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

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

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

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

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

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

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

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

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

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

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