A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

This snack factory boasts several tributes to its popular line of rice crackers, including a quasi-shrine.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

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

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

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

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.