The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

To fit bodies into this Renaissance crypt, they were first left to decompose in the crypt's rotting room.