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This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Unbeknownst to many, an ancient burial mound hides in plain sight in Ueno Park.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

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

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

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

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

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

150 kinds of unique sundaes and gigantic parfaits await at Kyoto’s iconic vintage café

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

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