The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

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

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

A wooden prison doesn't sound like a good idea, yet this abandoned 1950s detention center still stands today.

This Metabolist, retro-futuristic residential complex resembles a cyberpunk space colony established on Earth.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

An exact replica of Bill Clinton's childhood home stands within a resort in Japan.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

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

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.