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.”

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

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

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

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

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

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

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

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

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

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

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.

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

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

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