Places amyemanuel Wants to Go

Outside of where Tsukiji Market once stood, these memorials honor the spirits of the fallen fish, shrimp, and eggs used for nigiri.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

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

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

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

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.