Places johntheriel Wants to Go

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Places I want to go

Places on this traveler's wishlist.

You can’t leave Ginza without tasting their coffee.

Tokyo, Japan

Café Paulista

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

Commercials from some decades ago.

Tokyo, Japan

Ad Museum Tokyo

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

Replica of the Planque relief depicting a smoking deity.

Tokyo, Japan

Tobacco & Salt Museum

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

Tokyo Night & Light Projections

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Night & Light Projections

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

Oinusama, the dog god.

Tokyo, Japan

Oinusama

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

Bizarre hand sculpture that also serves as a chair.

Tokyo, Japan

Waseda El Dorado

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

The mural and Shibuya Mark City.

Tokyo, Japan

Myth of Tomorrow

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Irugi Shrine

Tokyo, Japan

Irugi Shrine

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

The landing.

Tokyo, Japan

Obake Kaidan

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

Kite Museum.

Tokyo, Japan

Museum of Kites

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

The Asakura Gallery.

Tokyo, Japan

Asakura Gallery

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.