A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

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

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

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

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

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

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

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

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

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

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

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

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

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

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

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.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

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