Japan / Tokyo 2024

41 Places

Sanrio Puroland

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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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.”

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Hachiko

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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Kojo

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

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Harukor

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

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Ekibenya Matsuri

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

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Jimbōchō Book Town

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

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Yanaka Cemetery

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

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Hachikō's Grave

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

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Koukokuji Buddhist Temple

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

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Shitamachi Museum

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

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Museum of Package Culture

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

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Samurai Museum

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

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Asakusa Underground Street

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

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Lucky Dragon and Atomic Tuna Memorial

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

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It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar.

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Meiji University Museum’s Criminal Materials Department

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

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Chirori the Therapy Dog

A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.

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Silk Road Tarim Uyghur Restaurant

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

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Ad Museum Tokyo

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

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Kozukappara Execution Grounds

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

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Café Paulista

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

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Ancient Egypt Museum of Shibuya

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

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Fukagawa Edo Museum

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Denkiya Hall

This century-old electronics store-turned-cafe serves comforting, retro fare.

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Deathmatch in Hell

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

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Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima's Hypocenter

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

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Hiroshima, Japan

Human Shadow Etched in Stone

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

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Hiroshima, Japan

Orizuru Wall

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.

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Sagano Bamboo Forest

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

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Nishiki Market

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

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Yokai Street

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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Ichimonjiya Wasuke

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

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Honke Owariya

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

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Okazaki Shrine

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

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Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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Kameya Kiyonaga

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

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Mimizuka

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

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Funaoka Onsen

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

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Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.

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Senju Shrine Bomb Shelter

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

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