Places tagurit381 Wants to Go

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

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

The remains of the vast manor that once belonged to Lord Kira, villain in the 47 Ronin story, is now a shrine dedicated to the incident.

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

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

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

Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

This gnome sculpture and his wonderous hat forces train passengers to do a double-take.

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

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

Remnants of an old bank adorn this station's brick wall.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

Access to this hidden site of a 14th-century mass suicide is prohibited, unless it is to pray for the dead.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.

The birthplace of Japanese coinage.

A trio of keyhole-shaped burial mounds restored to their ancient glory.