Next door to Tokyo DisneySea is a giant sculpture created by Taro Okamoto symbolizing the dynamism of life.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

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.”

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

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

According to local legend, an ancient serial killer nicknamed the “Hag” once haunted this pond.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

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

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

In Asakusa, Tokyo's very own Walk of Fame.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

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

This massive section of quay destroyed by an earthquake is preserved to remember the past.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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