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Tokyo, Japan
Shimbashi Station SL Square
The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.
35.6671, 139.7576
Tokyo, Japan
K-Museum
This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.
35.6300, 139.7860
Tokyo, Japan
Asakusa Underground Street
Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.
35.7115, 139.7978
Tokyo, Japan
Benten-dō Temple
A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.
35.7121, 139.7713
Tokyo, Japan
Waseda El Dorado
This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”
35.7083, 139.7219
Tokyo, Japan
The Asahi Flame
This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."
35.7098, 139.8003
Tokyo, Japan
Little Peeing Monk of Tokyo
This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.
35.6554, 139.7571
Tokyo, Japan
Garden of Unborn Children
Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.
35.6574, 139.7482
Tokyo, Japan
Asakura Gallery
Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.
35.7995, 139.8002
Tokyo, Japan
Aoyama Technical College
A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.
35.6540, 139.7017
Tokyo, Japan
Odaiba Statue of Liberty
This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.
35.6278, 139.7718
Tokyo, Japan
Koukokuji Buddhist Temple
Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.
35.7003, 139.7243
Tokyo, Japan
Gorilla Building
A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.
35.6476, 139.6691
Koganei, Japan
Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.
35.7156, 139.5125
Tokyo, Japan
Shakaden Reiyukai Temple
Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.
35.6612, 139.7430
Tokyo, Japan
Mushizuka at Kan'ei-ji Temple
A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.
35.7219, 139.7747
Tokyo, Japan
Alice on Wednesday
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
35.6901, 139.7059
Tokyo, Japan
Akihabara Electric Town
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
35.6989, 139.7699
Tokyo, Japan
Sengaku-Ji
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.
35.6377, 139.7363
Tokyo, Japan
Giant Unicorn GUNDAM Robot
A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.
35.6248, 139.7767
Tokyo, Japan
Omoide Yokocho
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.”
35.6930, 139.6995
Tokyo, Japan
Gotokuji Temple
The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.
35.6488, 139.6474
Tokyo, Japan
Godzilla Head
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
35.6954, 139.7018
Vienna, Austria
Vienna Grand Ferris Wheel
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
48.2177, 16.3993
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