The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A public art project at Bde Maka Ska that educates visitors on Dakota history.

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

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.”

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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

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

The longest timber-piled jetty in the world has an underwater observatory.

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

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

This ancient burial cave along a roadside is also home to several Buddhist sculptures.