Places VRLNDR Wants to Go

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

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

This one-of-a-kind indie publisher-bookshop specializes in archiving historic red-light districts and niche cultural topics of the Shōwa era.

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

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

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

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

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.