The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

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

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.

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

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

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.