Celebrating the most weird and wonderful attractions Japan has to offer, there are some rather unique and unusual things to do in Tokyo. From a ‘crap’ museum to maid cafes, haunted houses to curious capsule toys, there are lots of wonderful and weird Tokyo attractions. A utopia of the unusual, Tokyo has tonnes of freaky, […]
Category Archives: QUIRKY JAPAN
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Aug
Aug
2026 update – sadly, the famous Gundam Odaiba statue was dismantled in September 2026 – it is currently unclear whether it will be moved elsewhere. There is another Life-Size RX-93ff 𝛎 Gundam Statue you can still see outside for free at Fukuoka’s LaLa Port mall. Time to take a trip to Tokyo’s famous Odaiba Unicorn […]
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May
May
Game on! The much anticipated new Nintendo Museum in Kyoto Japan opened in October 2024 and we recently visited to see what all the Mario mania was about. Located in the small town of of Uji (located south of Kyoto city), the Nintendo Museum comprises of two floors of exhibits and gaming, a shop full […]
QUIRKY JAPAN, SHINJUKU, TOKYO
Tokyo Night and Light Show (Godzilla) at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
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May
May
The most famous free light show in Tokyo (Shinjuku), welcome to the world’s largest permanent projection mapping display on a building. Lighting up every evening (between 5 and 9 shows nightly), the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (‘Tocho’) is one of the best places to visit in Tokyo at night and can also be combined with […]
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Nov
Nov
Also known as the neko or lucky cat temple in Tokyo, we were ‘cat-atonic’ to visit the Gotokuji Cat Temple 大谿山 豪徳寺 one fine afternoon sunlight when the red autumn leaves were out. This is said to be the birthplace of the good luck charm that is ‘Maneki-neko’ or beckoning cats. Located on the outskirts […]
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Nov
Nov
Possibly Japan’s most famous canine statue, Shibuya’s Hachikō Statue 忠犬ハチ公像 is one of the most photographed sites in the whole of Tokyo, up there with the Nara deer and Mount Fuji. One of the most popular things to do in Shibuya and located right next to the famous scramble crossing, thousands congregate around the Tokyo […]
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Oct
Oct
Are you ‘coming soon’ to Japan? We’re so ‘excited’ to talk about TENGA, Japan’s top (self) love toy – there are lots of lovely latex gadgets and fantastic plastic gadgets that bring the male ‘members’ of Japan great ‘pleasure’. TENGA suction cups are a popular self-love tool widely available in adult shops and even Don […]
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Oct
Oct
Japan has lots of collectible toys from gachapons to TOMY Tomica cars but one of the most popular items of merchandise is the ‘Blind Box’. They can be bought in most Kawaii gift or toy shops and major department stores. From Sanrio to Pop Mart, Pokemon to Mofusand, there are lots of Blind Box toys […]
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Oct
Oct
‘Drum and Fun’ all day long, ‘Taiko no Tatsujin – The Drum Master’ is a joyous Japanese drumming game and arcade activity developed by Bandai Namco (also famous for their cool gachapon toys) that is popular worldwide, both in arcades and home consoles. A Japanese video game with real rhythm, no trip to a Japan […]
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Oct
Oct
Tokyo Cat Cafe Mocha is one of the most ‘purr-fect’ things to do in Tokyo – ‘fur’ real. With around 11 Mocha Cat Cafe Tokyo locations including Akihabara, Ikebukuro, Harajuku and Shinjuku – you can also find them across Japan including Mocha cat cafes in Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka. You might have been to cat cafes […]