Nichinan-shi, Japan
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These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.
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Nichinan-shi, Japan
These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.
Miyakonojo, Japan
This mythical weapon stuck on the mountaintop is also the site of the first honeymoon in Japan's history.
Nishiki, Japan
Secret tunnels leading to underground facilities lurk near the remains of a World War II-era Japanese Navy airbase.
Kagoshima, Japan
A well-known Japanese musician’s all-night concert on this island is immortalized by an unusual work of art.
Toyooka, Japan
A dramatic landscape of ancient lava, carved into hexagonal columns by nature itself.
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The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Himeji, Japan
Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.
Himeji, Japan
A displaced shrine that was put back after a string of bad luck.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Onomichi, Japan
This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.
Kobe, Japan
A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.
Kobe, Japan
Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.
Kobe, Japan
A stunning, storied set of waterfalls you can walk to from the city’s main train station in less than 15 minutes
Kobe, Japan
An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.
Osaka, Japan
Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.
Osaka, Japan
An office building covered from head to toe in over eighty variety of plants
Osaka, Japan
Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.
Osaka, Japan
Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.
Kyoto, Japan
A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.
Kyoto, Japan
The peace and seclusion of Kyoto’s “Moss Temple” is no accident.
Kyoto, Japan
This statue of Buddha has a distinctive hairstyle meant to represent an unfathomably long period of meditation.
Kyoto, Japan
The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.
Kyoto, Japan
The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.
Kyoto, Japan
A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.