This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

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

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

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

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

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

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

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

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

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

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

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.