This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

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

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

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

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

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

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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.”

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.

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

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.