Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

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

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

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

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

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

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

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

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

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

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

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

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.