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

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

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

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

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

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

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.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

100 years later, they're still down there.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.