Places bkrisb18 Wants to Go

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

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

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

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

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

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

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