Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

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

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

The train engine is tucked under an apartment building on a quiet Tokyo street.

Disaster prevention apartment blocks in Sumida Ward are designed to save as many as possible in the face of the inevitable.

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

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

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

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

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

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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.”

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

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