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

Once known for its eerie appearance, this semicircular monument is all that remains of a Tokyo industrial icon.

All 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are depicted in anthropomorphized deity form.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

Installed in 1965, this whimsical slide has spawned a brood of “octopus mountains” across Japan.

In an unassuming corner of the city hall sits the restored study of a local author.

This one-of-a-kind shrine is dedicated to a girl who was too beautiful for her own good.

A single block in this stone staircase to the temple is mysteriously always wet.

A hidden gallery exhibits intricate, decades-old Buddhist reliefs.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.

Life-sized statues of two characters from a decades-long Japanese film series stand outside Shibamata station.

A small laundromat covered wall-to-ceiling with portrait drawings.

Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.

A legend of a mysterious phantom train haunts this grave.

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

A rock with images of infernal judges sculpted on it, offering a panoramic view of Kamakura.

Hike to a hidden medieval troglodyte necropolis.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

A rare double-receiver payphone housed in a fake tree.

A slope with a mysterious name recalls a discontinued pre-war energy drink.