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.”

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Rocks that take on the likenesses of several recognizable living entities crowd the Wang dong Rock Quarries.

This tiny museum immortalizes the birthplace of an iconic Chinese-Korean noodle dish.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

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

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

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

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

The mouldering remains of a disgraced British children's icon are hidden in the brush of a public park.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

Giant naked man on a hillside.