At a Japanese train station, a goddess emerges from a dumpling.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

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

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

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