Nara, Japan
Buddha's Nostril
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
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Nara, Japan
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.
Hakone, Japan
Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.
Tokyo, Japan
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Rome, Italy
The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.