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Kyoto, Japan

Yokai Street

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.
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Kyoto, Japan

Nishiki Market

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
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Tokyo, Japan

Kagaya

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Tokyo, Japan

Sarcophagal Amitabha-Buddha

Though not uncommon in western Japan, this Buddha cut out of an ancient sarcophagus is the only example in central Tokyo.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Mujinazuka at Kenshō-ji

A legend of a mysterious phantom train haunts this grave.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Mimeguri Shrine

This shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Arima Family Plot

No one knows why this family’s graves stayed on the national museum's premises after all other tombstones were relocated.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Shinagawa Station

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Tokyo, Japan

The Lions of Namiyoke Inari Shrine

This shrine, built to protect against destructive waves, is home to two monumental lion heads.
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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

Oiwa Inari Shrines

A pair of rivaling shrines dedicated to Lady Oiwa, the most famous vengeful ghost in Japan.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Shin-Nishiarai Octopus Slide

Installed in 1965, this whimsical slide has spawned a brood of “octopus mountains” across Japan.
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

‘Tora-san and His Sister’

Life-sized statues of two characters from a decades-long Japanese film series stand outside Shibamata station.
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

Zen’yō-ji Temple

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.
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

Ikkoku Bridge Stone Marker for Lost Children

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Stone Monuments of Hibiya Park

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Public Utility Conduits of Ginza

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Milonga Nueva

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Kankan Jizō

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Gunkan Higashi Shinjuku

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Shirahatazuka Shiseki Park

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden