Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

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

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

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

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

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

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

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

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

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

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

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

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

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

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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