The 650 red and white Japanese plum trees of this Tokyo neighborhood blossom each spring.

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

You can receive a blessing for your electronics at this Shinto shrine near Akihabara.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

Dedicated to the victims of a phantom slasher, this memorial is claimed by some to be the source of a deadly curse.

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

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

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

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

Though not uncommon in western Japan, this Buddha cut out of an ancient sarcophagus is the only example in central Tokyo.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

According to local legend, an ancient serial killer nicknamed the “Hag” once haunted this pond.

In Asakusa, Tokyo's very own Walk of Fame.

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

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