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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tokyo

168 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tokyo, Japan

Updated March 23, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

Ghibli Museum

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

Tokyo, Japan

Vampire Café

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Tokyo, Japan

The Giant Ghibli Clock

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

Tokyo, Japan

Sanrio Puroland

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

Tokyo, Japan

Giant GUNDAM Robot

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Tokyo, Japan

Pigment

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Tokyo, Japan

Gotokuji Temple

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

Tokyo, Japan

Godzilla Head

He's not quite the menace he once was, but he still has some chops.
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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

Vampire Café

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Tokyo, Japan

Omoide Yokocho

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.”

Tokyo, Japan

Zauo

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Tokyo, Japan

Ninja Akasaka

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

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Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
by The Podcast Team
June 8, 2022

Podcast: Hachiko

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
by The Podcast Team
December 28, 2021

118 Years Later, Japan's Earliest Sound Recordings Still Resonate

Sessions in a Tokyo hotel room with a sound engineering pioneer captured a nation in transition.
by Anton Spice
May 10, 2021

In Japan, Combating the Coronavirus Calls for a Big Pink Cat

Meet Koronon—cute, cuddly, and a big fan of masks.
by Bailey Berg
May 7, 2021

Podcast: Hachiko

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
by The Podcast Team
April 22, 2021

The Only Ainu Restaurant in Tokyo

Harukor serves foods from Japan's northernmost island that colonialism nearly eradicated.
by Mara Budgen
December 9, 2020

The Pandemic Hasn't Dulled Japan's Special Love for Queen

Fans are finding new ways to celebrate the band during the 45th anniversary of their first arrival there.
by Allan Richarz
April 23, 2020

This Latte Artist Forms Foam Into Flocks of Birds

Put a bird on it!
by Selena Takigawa Hoy
September 11, 2019

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