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The first Venetian glass exhibit in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

A single block in this stone staircase to the temple is mysteriously always wet.

This century-old electronics store-turned-cafe serves comforting, retro fare.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

For half a century, this Arabian-inspired retro café has been an oasis for locals in Okinawa’s central tourist area.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

The oldest stone lion in Okinawa survived a major battle during World War II.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

A lone torii arch stands on a coastal rock where a deity is said to have landed.

This airy five-floor library and museum houses thousands of books and rotating exhibits on Japanese monsters and anime.

A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

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

At the "fishing boat shrine," an offering is said to help ward off fevers.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

This former factory contains an amazing collection of around 400 mint-condition Nissan cars.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.