These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

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

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.