Tokyo, Japan
Samurai Museum
Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.
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Tokyo, Japan
Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.
Tokyo, Japan
This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.
Tokyo, Japan
These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.
Tokyo, Japan
A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.
Tokyo, Japan
People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.
Tokyo, Japan
This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.
Tokyo, Japan
A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.
Takayama, Japan
Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.
Tokyo, Japan
A small shrine run entirely by vending machines.
Himeji, Japan
A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.
Osaka, Japan
This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.
Osaka, Japan
A Japanese fertility god in the shape of a large phallus.
Osaka, Japan
The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.
Osaka, Japan
This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.
Osaka, Japan
Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.
Osaka, Japan
One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.
Osaka, Japan
The literal midpoint of the city, as all distances are calculated from this point
Osaka, Japan
Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.
Kyoto, Japan
The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.
Kyoto, Japan
Enjoy a flaming concoction steeped in steampunk, magic, and alchemy at this experimental cocktail bar.
Kyoto, Japan
A small shrine dedicated to a tanuki statue, tucked away in a Blade Runner-esque izakaya alley
Takatsuki, Japan
The long-lost tomb of an ancient Japanese emperor, complete with a miniature terracotta army.
Coverham, England
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
Ripon, England
Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.