J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

This quaint mountain pass with centuries-old cobblestones is known as Japan's steepest slope.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

A unique art exhibit home to letters addressed to those unable to receive them.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

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

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

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

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

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

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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.”

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.