Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

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

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

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

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

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

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

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

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.