A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

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

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

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

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.