Places vmhenshaw Wants to Go

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A vending machine dedicated to a beloved seaweed.

Tokyo’s “Kitchen Town” hosts a number of shops selling intricate food replicas.

This shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.

Thousands of foxes are said to gather and parade across the neighborhood of Ōji on New Year’s Eve.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

All 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are depicted in anthropomorphized deity form.

This surreal thumbs-up monument commemorates a shiatsu legend.

A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.

A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

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

Installed in 1965, this whimsical slide has spawned a brood of “octopus mountains” across Japan.

Life-sized statues of two characters from a decades-long Japanese film series stand outside Shibamata station.

This sculpture bears a tragic backstory that may have inspired a hauntingly beautiful children's song.

This atmospheric pre-war building is home to one of the few manually operated elevators left in Tokyo.

A miniature shrine in the busy corner of Tokyo's historic Broadway, honoring a sextet of unusual entertainment gods.

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

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.

A colorful, architectural experiment designed to increase a resident's longevity.

A small laundromat covered wall-to-ceiling with portrait drawings.

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

This unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.

This giant two-tier celebration cake serves as a befitting advert for the confectionery college it sits on top of.