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This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

This gnome sculpture and his wonderous hat forces train passengers to do a double-take.

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

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

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

A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

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

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

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

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.