Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

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

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

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

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

This giant fashion model is one of the most beloved symbols of Nagoya.

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

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

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.