The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

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

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

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

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

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

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.

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

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

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

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.