This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

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

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.