A beautiful work of art designed to impress the Allied Forces.

This atmospheric pre-war building is home to one of the few manually operated elevators left in Tokyo.

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

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

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

A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences.

Outside of where Tsukiji Market once stood, these memorials honor the spirits of the fallen fish, shrimp, and eggs used for nigiri.

This shrine, built to protect against destructive waves, is home to two monumental lion heads.

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

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

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

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

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

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.

You can receive a blessing for your electronics at this Shinto shrine near Akihabara.

Sample Hong Kong’s famous “Swiss wings” at the source.

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

One of the last soy sauce-makers in Hong Kong has been in the artisanal condiment business since 1917.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.