Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

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

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

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

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.”

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."