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This 24-hour vending machine serves up homemade treats inspired by the local Japanese snow monkeys.

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

This abandoned park is home to hundreds of stone statues ranging from humans to mystical beings.

Weave yourself into over a thousand years of history at this textiles museum through demonstrations and a hands-on hataori experience on a traditional loom.

Running through lush forests and across the Tadami River, this train line offers breathtaking views of rural Japan.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

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

A roadside stop offers a taste of Korean culture.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Marvel at the world's largest collection of jellyfish, including more than 10,000 undulating moon jellies.

A natural resemblance of the monster of film lore.

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

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

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

This station on an abandoned railway line, named for “happiness,” is still a popular destination for lovers.

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

An isolated "phantom bridge" doomed to crumble into ruin.

An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”

This izakaya restaurant was designed to look like the Biblical vessel.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.