This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

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.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.