clay17's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Leaderboard Highlights
clay17's activity rankings
2nd
Places visited in Yallabatharra, Australia
Loading map...
Tokyo, Japan

Yubizuka

This surreal thumbs-up monument commemorates a shiatsu legend.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Site of the Rokumeikan

Here once stood an opulent state guest house that symbolized the Westernization of Japan.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Kodaira, Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Medicinal Botanical Garden

Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Suribachiyama Tumulus

Unbeknownst to many, an ancient burial mound hides in plain sight in Ueno Park.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Kenashi Pond

Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Minato City Local History Museum

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

Ariake Incineration Plant Chimney Clock

The enigmatic symbol on this incineration plant's smokestack is, in fact, a one-of-a-kind clock.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Mesopotamia

The only Kurdish restaurant in Japan invites you to learn and feast.
Andrew Coletti Added by Andrew Coletti
Tokyo, Japan

Café Paulista

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Five Zelkovas of Kami-Itabashi

Various accidents and illnesses fell upon the developers who tried to remove these historic trees.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Grave of Hattori Hanzō

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Hanashi Zuka (Grave of Censored Stories)

This “grave” memorializes the 53 rakugo stories that were once banned by the national censorship.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Todoroki Valley

The only natural gorge in metropolitan Tokyo, with lots of greenery and ancient burial chambers.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Kölner Aussicht

Since Tokyo's Kiyosu Bridge was inspired by a historic bridge that crossed over the Rhine, this viewing spot is known as a "view of Cologne."
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Okuno Building Manual Elevator

This atmospheric pre-war building is home to one of the few manually operated elevators left in Tokyo.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

R.T.O. Relief

A beautiful work of art designed to impress the Allied Forces.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Kastori Bookstore

This one-of-a-kind indie publisher-bookshop specializes in archiving historic red-light districts and niche cultural topics of the Shōwa era.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Rokugeishin

A miniature shrine in the busy corner of Tokyo's historic Broadway, honoring a sextet of unusual entertainment gods.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Stars Plaza

In Asakusa, Tokyo's very own Walk of Fame.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Jan Joosten Memorial

A commemoration of the first Dutchman to reach Japan, whose name still echoes in the heart of Tokyo.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Ishikawa Island Lighthouse

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

Shibamata Taishakuten's Sculpture Gallery

A hidden gallery exhibits intricate, decades-old Buddhist reliefs.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Origin of Ginza Monument

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Miyamoto-Unosuke Drum Museum

Home to a collection of drums from around the world that allow visitors to play a tune.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden