The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.

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

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

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

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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

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

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

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.