An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

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

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.