Yokohama, Japan
Tin Toy Museum Kitahara Collection
More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.
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Yokohama, Japan
Hara Model Railway Museum
The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.
Yokohama, Japan
Bashamichi Station Concourse
Remnants of an old bank adorn this station's brick wall.
Saitama, Japan
Tsuki Shrine
A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.
Tokyo, Japan
Haneda Ōtorii
A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.
Tokyo, Japan
Intermediatheque
An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.
Tokyo, Japan
Museum of Kites
This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.
Tokyo, Japan
Kiha
It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar.
Permanently Closed
Tokyo, Japan
Mistral Bleu Train Bar
A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.
Tokyo, Japan
Hachikō's Grave
People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.
Tokyo, Japan
Roppongi Hills Street Furniture
This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.
Tokyo, Japan
War-Damaged Utility Pole Monument
A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.
Tokyo, Japan
Taira no Masakado's Grave
A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).
Tokyo, Japan
Jisshi Park
This small park holds what remains of a former prison and execution ground.
Ichikawa, Japan
Yawata no Yabushirazu
Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.
Paris, France
Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint)
The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.
Paris, France
The Bouquinistes of Paris
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
London, England
Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
Pudding Lane
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
Carthage, Tunisia
Dar El Annabi
This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.
Carthage, Tunisia
Byrsa Hill
An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.
Cairo, Egypt
Citadel of Saladin
The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.
Segovia, Spain
Alcázar de Segovia
This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.
Kawasaki, Japan
Kawaramachi Housing Complex
This Metabolist, retro-futuristic residential complex resembles a cyberpunk space colony established on Earth.
