One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

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.”

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

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

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

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

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.