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

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

At the time of its construction, this type of door was nearly unheard of.

A memorial to the Indian victims of the devastating 1923 earthquake, built in glorious Mughal style.

The bamboo that helped Thomas Edison develop a longlasting lightbulb.

A rare double-receiver payphone housed in a fake tree.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

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

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

A series of smile-themed sculptures created by artists from all over the world fill this Tokyo shopping district.

This sculpture bears a tragic backstory that may have inspired a hauntingly beautiful children's song.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

This unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.