Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.

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

Once the park closes at sunset, the greatest haiku poet of all time moves to face the Sumida River.

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

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

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

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

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

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

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

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