Rikuzentakata-shi, Japan
Miracle Pine
A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.
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Rikuzentakata-shi, Japan
A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.
Kesennuma, Japan
450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Wakayama, Japan
A Japanese shrine to dolls.
Koya, Japan
Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.
Kobe, Japan
A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.
Sakai Ward, Japan
One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.
Tondabayashi, Japan
A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.
Osaka, Japan
One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.
Osaka, Japan
The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.
Tsuruoka, Japan
The self-mummified monks of Japan.
Ikeda, Japan
An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Miyakejima, Japan
Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Kyoto, Japan
Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.
Kyoto, Japan
Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.
Tokyo, Japan
Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.
Iga, Japan
Be a ninja - or just act like one.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Agano, Japan
A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.
Mito, Japan
This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.
Mito, Japan
The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.