Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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

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

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

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

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.”

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

A strip of traditional hand towel serves as an admission ticket at this modern tenugui museum.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

“Historical” markers commemorating the sites of fictional events depicted in a popular jidaigeki novel series.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

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

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Once a welcome symbol for maritime travelers entering Edrom.

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.