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

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

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

Disaster prevention apartment blocks in Sumida Ward are designed to save as many as possible in the face of the inevitable.

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

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

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

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

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

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.