Shanghai, China
Shanghai Marriage Market
A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Shanghai, China
Oriental Pearl Tower
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Shanghai, China
Bund Sightseeing Tunnel
This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
Shanghai, China
Shanghai French Concession
An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.
Guilin, China
Yangshuo and Moon Hill
Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
Leshan, China
Giant Buddha
This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
Aokigahara Forest
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Kyoto, Japan
Tenryu-Ji Shrine's Bamboo Trail
A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.
Otsu, Japan
Mt. Hiei
Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.
Kyoto, Japan
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Sakai Ward, Japan
Daisen Kofun
One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.
Koya, Japan
Okunoin Cemetery
Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.
Iga, Japan
Iga Ryu Ninja Museum
Be a ninja - or just act like one.
Kamakura, Japan
The Great Buddha of Kamakura
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
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Tokyo, Japan
Kabukicho Robot Restaurant
Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.
