Places kendruska Wants to Go

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

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

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

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

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

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

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

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.

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

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

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 unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.

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

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.