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

Home to a collection of drums from around the world that allow visitors to play a tune.

Once the park closes at sunset, the greatest haiku poet of all time moves to face the Sumida River.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

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

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

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

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

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

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

This gnome sculpture and his wonderous hat forces train passengers to do a double-take.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

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

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.