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Once a popular hangout spot this huge mall was left to ruin after economic crash.

This abandoned radar site is slowly being taken back by the jungle, its mission cut short by the end of the Cold War.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

This museum tells the stories of Japanese soldiers who went on torpedo kamikaze missions.

This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

Here once stood an opulent state guest house that symbolized the Westernization of Japan.

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

Outside of where Tsukiji Market once stood, these memorials honor the spirits of the fallen fish, shrimp, and eggs used for nigiri.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

The oldest iron bridge in Japan is preserved and unassumingly placed over a pedestrian path.

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

This church commemorates a venerable, yet nigh-forgotten woman who dedicated her life to the poor in post-war Tokyo.

The enigmatic symbol on this incineration plant's smokestack is, in fact, a one-of-a-kind clock.

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.

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

Just outside Tokyo, a 45-story-high observatory with a stunning view of Tokyo Skytree and Mount Fuji.

At this Neolithic site, the remains of ancient humans have been found alongside the bones of the toxic fugu pufferfish.

This shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

This often-overlooked monument was crafted in the shape of the iconic samurai coin to honor an Edo-period mint.