Places kaptib91 Wants to Go

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

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

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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.”

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This Austin music venue is an homage to a legendary figure in the local blues scene.

At this Austin dive bar, it's been Christmas every day for more than 50 years.

A synth musician's paradise at the heart of a community responsible for the soundtrack to 'Stranger Things.'

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.