The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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