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Tokyo, Japan

Sanrio Puroland

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

Tin Toy Museum Kitahara Collection

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

Yokohama Doll Museum

Home to thousands of dolls from around the world, including the "blue-eyed dolls" that came to Japan as American ambassadors.
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Saitama, Japan

Tsuki Shrine

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.
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Koganei, Japan

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

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

Higashi-Fushimi Inari Shrine

The lesser-known eastern counterpart to Kyoto’s famous fox shrine.
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Mitaka, Japan

Ghibli Museum

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

Futaba Cake Building

This giant two-tier celebration cake serves as a befitting advert for the confectionery college it sits on top of.
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Tokyo, Japan

Asakura Gallery

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.
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Tokyo, Japan

Tamon-ji (Tanuki Temple)

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.
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Tokyo, Japan

Gotokuji Temple

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

Book and Bed Hostel

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

8bit Cafe

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

Horoku Inari Shrine

Losing lottery tickets are deposited at this shrine in hopes of better luck.
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Tokyo, Japan

Museum of Package Culture

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

Pigment

Every color in the rainbow awaits.
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Tokyo, Japan

Museum of Kites

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

Minato City Local History Museum

A museum housed in a stunning Rockefeller-funded medical institute building from the 1930s.
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Tokyo, Japan

Ghost Buddha

The origin of this bizarre, ghostly idol is a local mystery, even to the temple it calls home.
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Tokyo, Japan

Intermediatheque

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

Ishikawa Island Lighthouse

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.
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Tokyo, Japan

Ad Museum Tokyo

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.
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Tokyo, Japan

The Giant Ghibli Clock

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

Tokyo Tower Wax Museum's Progressive Rock Room

Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.
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