People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

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

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

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.”

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

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

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

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."