The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

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

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

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

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

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

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

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.