Unusual Japan: Experiences Worth Planning Around

These are unusual stops with a practical reason to include them—not a list of curiosities for its own sake.

• Special trains in Japan you can still ride
• Japanese food replicas and where to make them
• The world’s smallest park
• Chiba Urban Monorail
• Spogomi: competitive street cleaning
• Banei horse racing in Hokkaido
• An overnight ferry with an onboard bath
• Megijima and Onigashima Cave