Kasukabe, Japan
G-Cans: the World's Largest Drain
The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.
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Kasukabe, Japan
The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.
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The only electricity pylon built over two lanes of traffic.
Ichihara, Japan
The "largest bathroom stall in the world" offers a unique pit-stop experience.
Kamakura, Japan
Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.
Kamakura, Japan
This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.
Yokohama, Japan
The man who created the first Japanese-English Dictionary.
Yokohama, Japan
Home to herbal cosmetics, teas, and a unique set of dolls known as kitchen witches.
Tokyo, Japan
Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.
Tokyo, Japan
Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.
Midori-ku, Japan
This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.
Tokyo, Japan
These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.
Tokyo, Japan
Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.
Yokohama, Japan
The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.
Yokohama, Japan
Passengers are not allowed to set foot outside this station, but you can still enjoy spectacular views of the sea from the platform.
Kawasaki, Japan
An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.
Tokyo, Japan
Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.
Tokyo, Japan
A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.
Tokyo, Japan
Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.
Tokyo, Japan
Since Tokyo's Kiyosu Bridge was inspired by a historic bridge that crossed over the Rhine, this viewing spot is known as a "view of Cologne."
Tokyo, Japan
Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.