The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

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

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

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

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

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

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

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. 

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

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

The site where the famous city gate once stood, now in the middle of a playground.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.