A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

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

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

One of the best-preserved remains of "Tokyo's lost rivers."

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

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

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.”

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

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

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

The enigmatic symbol on this incineration plant's smokestack is, in fact, a one-of-a-kind clock.

This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

This small park holds what remains of a former prison and execution ground.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

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

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.