My brother Nick is is in Japan, and he has posted some interesting pictures from his travels. I'll share a couple.
This is a water pagoda, and I want one.
What's it for? I wish I knew. Do you boat over to it and then hang out and drink tea?
Here is the ferry that took him to to the island with the water pagoda.
It looks like a ferry designed by a Japanese tour-operator who wanted his European guests to feel right at home, and also was insane.