Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

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

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

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

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

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

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

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”