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Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

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

Various accidents and illnesses fell upon the developers who tried to remove these historic trees.

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

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

These ordinary blocks of stone are the last surviving remains of Tokyo's infamous red-light district.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

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

Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.

Unchanged for decades, World War II-era bullet holes and nostalgic ghost signs still haunt this desolate train station.

Home to herbal cosmetics, teas, and a unique set of dolls known as kitchen witches.