Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

You can receive a blessing for your electronics at this Shinto shrine near Akihabara.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

The oldest iron bridge in Japan is preserved and unassumingly placed over a pedestrian path.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

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

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.

A museum of space exploration in the UFO capital of Japan.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.