It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

The world's first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

This glass-themed tourist park in northern Japan feels like taking a step back in time.

This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.

Two ogres stand guard at the Oga Visitor Center.

A small laundromat covered wall-to-ceiling with portrait drawings.

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

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

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

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

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

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

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

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

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

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

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

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

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

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

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.