A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

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

You can receive a blessing for your electronics at this Shinto shrine near Akihabara.

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

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

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.”

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

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

An office building covered from head to toe in over eighty variety of plants

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.