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

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

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

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

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

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

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

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

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

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

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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