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

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

This frenetic mural recalls an annual festival that once took the city by storm.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

A romantic escape inspired by the legend of a child-eating five-headed dragon.

An eclectic fountain commemorating the 1964 Summer Olympics.

The oft-overlooked site of one of the first marine biological research facilities in the world.

A major Japanese execution ground site from the Middle Ages.

This small park holds what remains of a former prison and execution ground.

Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.

Since Tokyo's Kiyosu Bridge was inspired by a historic bridge that crossed over the Rhine, this viewing spot is known as a "view of Cologne."

Once the park closes at sunset, the greatest haiku poet of all time moves to face the Sumida River.

The predecessor to this bridge was depicted in a famous Japanese woodcut print that influenced Van Gogh.

A unique shrine dedicated to the deified skull of a 17th-century Tokyo courtesan.

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

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

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

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.

A commemoration of the first Dutchman to reach Japan, whose name still echoes in the heart of Tokyo.

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

A beautiful work of art designed to impress the Allied Forces.