A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

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

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

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

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

A kitsch shrine dedicated to the ogre-slaying folktale hero born from a peach.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

The largest privately owned statue of Buddha in Japan, built by a total amateur, with an unconventional look.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.