This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.

A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.

Home to thousands of dolls from around the world, including the "blue-eyed dolls" that came to Japan as American ambassadors.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

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

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

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.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

The “bridge of return” is haunted by a myriad of legends, from ghosts to demons to nuptial superstitions.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

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.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.