A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

The largest seated Buddha statue in Japan is the centerpiece of an abandoned complex in a quiet, seaside town.

A bizarre assault of surreal art hiding in bushes and huts on a hill.

A group of medieval rock-cut Buddhist statues created to save people from the volcanic hell that surrounds them.

The first Venetian glass exhibit in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

This airy five-floor library and museum houses thousands of books and rotating exhibits on Japanese monsters and anime.

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

The site of one of the only two star-shaped forts in Japan was used as an elementary school for over a century, much longer than its life as a castle.

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

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

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

This traditional Japanese shrine is dedicated to four Shinto deities.

A collection of trees from each of the 47 Japanese prefectures.

Unique house covered in a nightmarish mural of demons, ghosts and monsters.

Enjoy a pint surrounded by Europe’s largest collection of vintage beer advertisements.

A 16th-century fortress that was a Nazi-era prison and execution site, now a silent memorial.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

A curious stone in a public square commemorates the victims of witch-burning.