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.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

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

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

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

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

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.