Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

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.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

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

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

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

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

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

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

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

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

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

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

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

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.

The remains of three Luftwaffe launch pads designed for manned anti-aircraft missiles.

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

This monumental mural crafted nearly 40 years ago is still in perfect condition.