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

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

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

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

An innovative local park built from an abandoned sewage treatment plant.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.