Places ChugBingus Wants to Go

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A commemoration of the first Dutchman to reach Japan, whose name still echoes in the heart of Tokyo.

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

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

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

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

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

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

This one-of-a-kind indie publisher-bookshop specializes in archiving historic red-light districts and niche cultural topics of the Shōwa era.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

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

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

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

This restored 17th century synagogue is one of the few remaining structures in Morocco’s ruined Jewish quarters.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

The city walls of Salé lead to the ruins of this seaside "bastion of tears."