A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

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

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

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

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

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

Unchanged for decades, World War II-era bullet holes and nostalgic ghost signs still haunt this desolate train station.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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