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

A replica of the boarding house where many pioneering mangaka lived in the 1950s and ’60s.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

Losing lottery tickets are deposited at this shrine in hopes of better luck.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

An exhibit tracing Japan's cinematic history in an often-overlooked national museum.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

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

A lone railway-crossing post, left behind as a modest monument to Tokyo’s mercantile past

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

This prehistoric site is home to the largest shell midden cluster in Japan.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

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

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

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

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

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

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

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

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.