Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

This unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

This shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.

The home and studio of one of Japan's most avant-garde artists is now a museum showcasing his surreal works.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences.

Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

Here once stood an opulent state guest house that symbolized the Westernization of Japan.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

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

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Dedicated to the victims of a phantom slasher, this memorial is claimed by some to be the source of a deadly curse.

A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.

The train engine is tucked under an apartment building on a quiet Tokyo street.