Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

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

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

A statue meant to celebrate peace has also been interpreted as a mother taking away her son's internet privileges.

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

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

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

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

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

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

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.”

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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

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

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.