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Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

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

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

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

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.