A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

The remains of the vast manor that once belonged to Lord Kira, villain in the 47 Ronin story, is now a shrine dedicated to the incident.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

Buddha figures are carved into volcanic rocks on the seashore of Yamagara Prefecture.

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

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

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

Remnants of an old bank adorn this station's brick wall.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

An isolated "phantom bridge" doomed to crumble into ruin.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure is a secret government base.

The last remaining predreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

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

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.