The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.

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

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

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

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

The only electricity pylon built over two lanes of traffic.

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

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

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."