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

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

These ordinary blocks of stone are the last surviving remains of Tokyo's infamous red-light district.

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

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

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

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

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

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

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

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

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

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

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

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

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.