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Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

An unsanctioned shrine that sprung up outside the late singer's home is causing a stir in London's Highgate neighborhood.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."