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

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

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

A stretch of the Iwai River that features beautiful rocky cliffs, rapids, and flying dango.

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

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

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

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

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.

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

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

In a rural Japanese town that has committed to sustainable practices, even the hotel is made from recycled materials.