Places deriverative Wants to Go

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

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.”

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.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

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

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

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

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

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

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

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

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

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

The remains of the vast manor that once belonged to Lord Kira, villain in the 47 Ronin story, is now a shrine dedicated to the incident.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

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

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

Next door to Tokyo DisneySea is a giant sculpture created by Taro Okamoto symbolizing the dynamism of life.