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

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

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

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

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

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

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'