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One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

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

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

Though technically an illegal structure, this eclectic DIY apartment complex is beloved by its residents.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

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

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

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

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

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

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

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.