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Unusual Attractions in Tokyo

Ghibli Museum

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Vampire Café

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

Kabukicho Robot Restaurant

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

The Giant Ghibli Clock

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Sanrio Puroland

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Nakagin Capsule Tower

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Giant GUNDAM Robot

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Pigment

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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Vampire Café

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

Kabukicho Robot Restaurant

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

Zauo

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Ninja Akasaka

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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