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

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

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A pair of rivaling shrines dedicated to Lady Oiwa, the most famous vengeful ghost in Japan.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

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

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

A unique shrine dedicated to the deified skull of a 17th-century Tokyo courtesan.

This often-overlooked monument was crafted in the shape of the iconic samurai coin to honor an Edo-period mint.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.

The predecessor to this bridge was depicted in a famous Japanese woodcut print that influenced Van Gogh.

Since Tokyo's Kiyosu Bridge was inspired by a historic bridge that crossed over the Rhine, this viewing spot is known as a "view of Cologne."

Once the park closes at sunset, the greatest haiku poet of all time moves to face the Sumida River.

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

The remains of the vast manor that once belonged to Lord Kira, villain in the 47 Ronin story, is now a shrine dedicated to the incident.