Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

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

This massive section of quay destroyed by an earthquake is preserved to remember the past.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

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

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

This airy five-floor library and museum houses thousands of books and rotating exhibits on Japanese monsters and anime.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

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

Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.