This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

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

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

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

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

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

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

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.

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

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

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.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

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

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.