Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

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

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

The remains of the vast manor that once belonged to Lord Kira, villain in the 47 Ronin story, is now a shrine dedicated to the incident.

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

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

Next door to Tokyo DisneySea is a giant sculpture created by Taro Okamoto symbolizing the dynamism of life.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

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

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

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

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

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

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

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

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.