More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

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

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

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

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.