These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.