Golden Gai
1 Kabukicho 1-Chōme, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, 160-0021, Japan
In the nineteen eighties, the yakuza tried to burn this place to the ground.
Gotokuji Temple (Cat Temple)
24-7 Gotokuji 2-Chōme, Gotokuji, Setagaya, 154-0021, Japan
You know those beckoning cat figurines you see in the window of every Asian restaurant and shop? The ones with one paw raised, supposedly waving in good fortune? This is where they were born.
Hachiko Statue
2 Dogenzaka 1-Chōme, Dogenzaka, Shibuya, 150-0043, Japan
Everyone knows the story of the loyal dog who waited for his owner.
Hama-rikyu Gardens
1-1 Hamarikyuteien, Hamarikyuteien, Chuo, 104-0046, Japan
The pond in front of you is filled with ocean water.
Kanda Myojin Shrine
16-2 Sotokanda 2-Chōme, Sotokanda, Chiyoda, 101-0021, Japan
A thirteen-hundred-year-old Shinto shrine that sells microchip-shaped charms to protect your computer from viruses.
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
6-6 Koraku 1-Chōme, Koraku, Bunkyo, 112-0004, Japan
The name of this garden is a political message.
Nezu Shrine
28-9 Nezu 1-Chōme, Nezu, Bunkyo, 113-0031, Japan
You are standing at one of the rarest things in Tokyo — a building that is actually old.
Nihonbashi Bridge
Chuo 1-Chōme, Chuo, Nakano, Japan
Every road distance in Japan is measured from this bridge.
Saigo Takamori Statue
110 Takao, Takao, Akiruno, 190-0154, Japan
You are looking at Japan's most famous samurai.
Senso-ji Temple
3-1 Asakusa 2-Chōme, Asakusa, Taito, 111-0032, Japan
Welcome to Tokyo's oldest temple — and one of the most visited religious sites on Earth, pulling in over thirty million people a year.
Tsukiji Outer Market
4-16-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045
You are standing on fake land.
Yanaka Cemetery
7-chome Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo
The last shogun of Japan is buried here, and you would walk right past his grave without knowing it.
Yoyogi Park
2-1 Yoyogi-Kamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0052
You are walking through what was, until nineteen sixty-four, an off-limits American military base.
Zojoji Temple
4-7-35 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0011
Turn around.
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