Osaka, Japan
Taiyoshi Hyakuban
This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.
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Osaka, Japan
This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.
Osaka, Japan
This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.
Kyoto, Japan
The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Kyoto, Japan
This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Kyoto, Japan
Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.
Tokyo, Japan
The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.
Tokyo, Japan
Dedicated to the victims of a phantom slasher, this memorial is claimed by some to be the source of a deadly curse.
Tokyo, Japan
This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.
Tokyo, Japan
A monument marking the first airplane flights in Japan hints at the dark history behind its peaceful park setting.
Tokyo, Japan
These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.
Brooklyn, New York
2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
New York, New York
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
Brooklyn, New York
Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
A cargo of beautiful music.
Brooklyn, New York
An interim housing alternative to FEMA trailers that is designed for densely populated areas during recovery and rebuilding following a natural disaster.
New York, New York
A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.
New York, New York
Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.
New York, New York
This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.
New York, New York
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
New York, New York
Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.