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One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

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

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

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

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

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

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”