This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.

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

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

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

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 sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

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

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

A natural tidal swimming pool is ringed by bizarrely artistic lava rock formations.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."