A museum dedicated to the least secret spy is actually an attempt to get Hollywood's attention.

Japan's iconic sci-fi hero rendered to 8-bit by notorious French street artist Invader.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

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

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

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

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

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

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

A natural wonder with mythological ties to the local Ainu tradition.

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

A museum run by retired highway engineers who helped rebuild after the Great Hanshin Earthquake.

Remnants of an old bank adorn this station's brick wall.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.