Places deriverative Wants to Go

These ordinary blocks of stone are the last surviving remains of Tokyo's infamous red-light district.

Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.

Japan's iconic sci-fi hero rendered to 8-bit by notorious French street artist Invader.

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

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

A miniature shrine in the busy corner of Tokyo's historic Broadway, honoring a sextet of unusual entertainment gods.

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

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

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

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

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

Losing lottery tickets are deposited at this shrine in hopes of better luck.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

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

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

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

A painting marks the site of a historic skyscraper destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.

Life-sized statues of two characters from a decades-long Japanese film series stand outside Shibamata station.

One of the best-preserved remains of "Tokyo's lost rivers."