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This decoration above a door, an unofficial family crest, is said to come alive during the night to try to get free of the stone.

All that is left of this medieval castle is two towers, both of which now display a visible tilt.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

An old woman cured cholera in the 1820s and now her grave is said to be the city’s most cursed object.

Buddha figures are carved into volcanic rocks on the seashore of Yamagara Prefecture.

A mountaintop shrine-temple guarded by a horde of half-demon priests.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

The site of Japan's first major environmental disaster.

This is no ordinary coffee chain outlet—it's an architectural masterpiece.

A stretch of the Iwai River that features beautiful rocky cliffs, rapids, and flying dango.

This ancient burial cave along a roadside is also home to several Buddhist sculptures.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

A masterpiece of modern architecture that caused quite a stir in Paris, recreated in Bologna half a century later.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.