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Miracle Pine sculpture under construction

Rikuzentakata-shi, Japan

Miracle Pine

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

Kori no Suizokukan

Kesennuma, Japan

Kori no Suizokukan

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.

Fierce little cat.

Ishinomaki, Japan

Cat Island

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The dolls look at

Wakayama, Japan

Awashima Jinja

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

A statue in Okunoin Cemetery. (Wikimedia Commons)

Koya, Japan

Okunoin Cemetery

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Tetsujin 28, city defender

Kobe, Japan

Tetsujin 28 Robot Statue

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

Daisen Kofun

Sakai Ward, Japan

Daisen Kofun

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

PL Peace Tower

Tondabayashi, Japan

PL Peace Tower

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Space age accommodation!
Permanently Closed

Osaka, Japan

Asahi Plaza Capsule Hotel

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

Hanshin Expressway passing through the Gate Tower Building.

Osaka, Japan

Gate Tower Building

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

Sokushinbutsu of Dainichibou Temple

Tsuruoka, Japan

Sokushinbutsu of Dainichibou Temple

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Statue of Momofuku Ando outside the museum, holding a chicken ramen packet in his hand and standing on a giant cup of noodles.

Ikeda, Japan

Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum

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

Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)

Nara, Japan

Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The active volcano on Miyakejima. (Creative Commons)

Miyakejima, Japan

Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

Kyoto, Japan

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Sanjusagendo Temple

Kyoto, Japan

Sanjūsangen-dō

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Mimizuka.

Kyoto, Japan

Mimizuka

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

Sake kegs outside the Go'o Shrine.

Kyoto, Japan

Go'o Shrine

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

Kabukicho Robot Restaurant
Permanently Closed

Tokyo, Japan

Kabukicho Robot Restaurant

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Ninja Museum

Iga, Japan

Iga Ryu Ninja Museum

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

Kochia Hill

Hitachinaka, Japan

Kochia Hill

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

The main cathedral
Permanently Closed

Agano, Japan

Niigata Russian Village

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

Photo Courtesy of Michael John Grist
Permanently Closed

Mito, Japan

Akeno Gekijo: Ruined Japanese Stripclub

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

Courtesy of Michael John Grist
Permanently Closed

Mito, Japan

The Pearl Love Hotel

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

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