History in Tokyo

Once known for its eerie appearance, this semicircular monument is all that remains of a Tokyo industrial icon.

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

Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

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

This often-overlooked monument was crafted in the shape of the iconic samurai coin to honor an Edo-period mint.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

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

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