Places Pirho Tau Wants to Go

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

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

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

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

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

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

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

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

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.”

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

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

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.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.