On market days, a tax collector sat in a small cave at the end of this arched bridge.

This decorative arch symbolizes the history of this medieval village but still maintains a modern purpose.

This beloved ancient tree is the pride of this city center.

Japan's longest-running music festival takes place on an isolated butterfly-shaped island.

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

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

Home to herbal cosmetics, teas, and a unique set of dolls known as kitchen witches.

The man who created the first Japanese-English Dictionary.

Home to thousands of dolls from around the world, including the "blue-eyed dolls" that came to Japan as American ambassadors.

The Port of Yokohama’s customs headquarters building resembles a Moorish kasbah, complete with a minaret.

At the time of its construction, this type of door was nearly unheard of.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

This Metabolist, retro-futuristic residential complex resembles a cyberpunk space colony established on Earth.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

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

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.