A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

Run a wash cycle while sipping a latte at this community-oriented café.

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

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

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

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

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

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

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

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

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