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

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

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

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

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

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

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

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

Passengers are not allowed to set foot outside this station, but you can still enjoy spectacular views of the sea from the platform.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

This Metabolist, retro-futuristic residential complex resembles a cyberpunk space colony established on Earth.

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

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