Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

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

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

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

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

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

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

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.

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

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.