This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.

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

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.