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

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

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

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

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

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

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

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

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

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

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

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.