Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

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

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.”

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

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

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.

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

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

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

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

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

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

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

Two planes stand abandoned after the closure of an aircraft-themed restaurant.

This rural Sri Lankan village hides a cluster of small, enigmatic stupas.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.