Next door to Tokyo DisneySea is a giant sculpture created by Taro Okamoto symbolizing the dynamism of life.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

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

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Officially the lowest mountain in Japan.

These ordinary blocks of stone are the last surviving remains of Tokyo's infamous red-light district.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

Though technically an illegal structure, this eclectic DIY apartment complex is beloved by its residents.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.