Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

In the former treasury of a popular temple, a rare sculptural depiction of Kannon’s diverse avatars.

An unassuming set of tiles next to a mailbox mark the former location of one of the most famous springs in the city.

Associated with Japanese folklore's most eminent sorcerer, this slab of rock is said to be both a blessing and a curse.

This surreal thumbs-up monument commemorates a shiatsu legend.

The location of the site of one of the defining battles of feudal Japan is being fought over by two neighboring cities.

Three rare “road guardian” stelae with reliefs of the Tengu can be found in the town of Naruse.

Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.

Feast your eyes on the centuries-old statues of the judges of hell.

All that remains of Okinawa's royal temple are a restored gateway and a tall banyan tree.

A giant man-eating crab monster allegedly left its claw marks on this unassuming boulder.

A mysterious, perhaps haunted plot of land, untouched by modern development.

For but one summer in 1975, this rural suburb became a busy tourist spot when a local girl claimed to have seen ghostly faces on an old stele.

Over 80 years old, this hand-dug tunnel is a Chinese-style portal to another world.

Descendants of the samurai who guarded Matsusaka Castle during the Edo period still live in these charming historic houses (and visitors can enter one of them for free).

The legendary Japanese filmmaker’s tombstone is marked by a single letter meaning “nothing," and bottles of sake.

Dedicated to humankind's achievements in aviation, this Shintō shrine is notable for its Greek-style architecture and collection of aircrafts.

The alleged site of the months-long imprisonment of a Japanese prince.

Retro as can be, this cinema still uses film reels and screens revivals of Shōwa-era hits and classics.

An unusual structure of stone and glass honoring one of Japan’s most eminent Christian leaders who founded the non-church movement.