A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

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

This small park holds what remains of a former prison and execution ground.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

The train engine is tucked under an apartment building on a quiet Tokyo street.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

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

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

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

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

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

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.”

This giant fashion model is one of the most beloved symbols of Nagoya.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.