Imagine walking into a hotel lobby after a long trip, only to be greeted not by a person, but by a talking dinosaur in a bellboy uniform. Sounds like a scene from a sci-fi movie? Well, it's real — and it's in Japan.

Welcome to Henn-na Hotel, famously known as “The Weird Hotel”, where robots run the show. From check-in to luggage assistance, the staff are robots — and that’s not even the weirdest part.

Welcome to a place where the line between the living and the dead feels paper-thin. A place where mist clings to the rocky earth, the air stings with sulfur, and volcanic vents hiss like whispers from beneath the ground. This is Mount Osorezan, often translated as the “Mountain of Fear,” one of Japan’s most spiritual—and strangest—destinations.