Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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.