This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

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

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This supermarket in Shanghai appears to be a typical Chinese convenience store, but all of the bottles are empty and all the containers are filled with nothing but air.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

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

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

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

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

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

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

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

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.

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.”