Places Ybleh5 Wants to Go

Enjoy a flaming concoction steeped in steampunk, magic, and alchemy at this experimental cocktail bar.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

The 650 red and white Japanese plum trees of this Tokyo neighborhood blossom each spring.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

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

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

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

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

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.