Tokyo, Japan
Jan Joosten Memorial
A commemoration of the first Dutchman to reach Japan, whose name still echoes in the heart of Tokyo.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Tokyo, Japan
Milonga Nueva
This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.
Tokyo, Japan
Godzilla Head
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Beijing, China
Working People's Cultural Palace
This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.
Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Nagoya, Japan
Kigakurin Banshōji Temple
In a shopping arcade, a modernized temple deeply tied to feudal Japan’s prominent warlords.
Nagoya, Japan
Nana-chan Mannequin
This giant fashion model is one of the most beloved symbols of Nagoya.
Nagakute, Japan
Satsuki and Mei's House
A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."
Tokyo, Japan
Shiotama
Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.
Tokyo, Japan
The Giant Ghibli Clock
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Tokyo, Japan
Origin of Ginza Monument
This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.
Tokyo, Japan
Okuno Building Manual Elevator
This atmospheric pre-war building is home to one of the few manually operated elevators left in Tokyo.
Yokohama, Japan
Rising Sun Revolving Door
At the time of its construction, this type of door was nearly unheard of.
Yokohama, Japan
Indian Drinking Fountain
A memorial to the Indian victims of the devastating 1923 earthquake, built in glorious Mughal style.
Tokyo, Japan
Young Clock Tower
A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.
Tokyo, Japan
Hōdō Inari Shrine
A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.
Tokyo, Japan
Public Utility Conduits of Ginza
Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.
Mitaka, Japan
Inokashira Park Benzaiten Shrine
Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.
Mitaka, Japan
Ghibli Museum
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Tokyo, Japan
Gorilla Building
A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.
Tokyo, Japan
Waseda El Dorado
This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”
Tokyo, Japan
Secret Cobblestones of Hide-and-Seek Alley
A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.
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.
Tokyo, Japan
Jimbōchō Book Town
A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.
