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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

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

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

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

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

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

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

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

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