Places mandersonana Wants to Go

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

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

This airy five-floor library and museum houses thousands of books and rotating exhibits on Japanese monsters and anime.

A nouveau-riche hilltop “palace” that once provided lodging to more than a hundred fishermen.

A small, family-friendly museum dedicated to the “god of special effects” who brought Godzilla to life.