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

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

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

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

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.”

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."