Passengers are not allowed to set foot outside this station, but you can still enjoy spectacular views of the sea from the platform.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

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

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

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

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

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

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

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

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

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.