This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

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

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

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

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

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

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

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

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

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.