Where beautiful signs live on forever.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

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.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

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

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

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

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

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

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

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

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

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

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.