Places clpartin Wants to Go

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 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.

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

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

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

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

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

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

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

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

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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

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

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

An unfinished railroad project is now a hidden tunnel.

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.