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At over 500 years old, this is the oldest surviving toilet in Japan

A thousand figurines of Oshira-sama, a horse-loving goddess of silk, await wish-making worshippers.

This quaint teahouse was founded in 1846 as a samurai’s failed attempt to avenge his brother

The oldest operating company in the entire world, founded in 578 AD

150 kinds of unique sundaes and gigantic parfaits await at Kyoto’s iconic vintage café

Royal milk tea was invented here at the Far Eastern capital of Sir Thomas Lipton’s tea empire

This 300-year-old teahouse is the birthplace of a Japanese springtime staple

A smiling guardian couple stands beside a department store, carrying folk belief into modern Shibuya

This natural spring was once an important source of freshwater for the salty (former) island of Naha

A bizarre trio of potato-like stone people represents the dynamism of city life

A mysterious mountaintop temple infamous as the legendary home of the Tengu

No mere mortal can resist...

The world's largest KFC restaurant is housed in a historic railway station in Azerbaijan's capital city

Once a major cursed object, this frog-shaped rock has become a source of good luck

The remains of the medieval city walls that once protected the Genoese quarter of Constantinople

Established in 1648, the oldest of Tokyo’s restaurants survives today as a tiny tamagoyaki takeout stand

The last of Tokyo Disneyland’s whimsical mechanical clocks can be found in Taipei

Inside this medieval fortress today is a high-security prison, which sometimes opens its doors to the public as a restaurant

A micronation in the suburbs of Sydney

A stunning, storied set of waterfalls you can walk to from the city’s main train station in less than 15 minutes

An incredible collection of rare, well-preserved fish fossils hidden in a university campus

A constantly changing trove of screen-used costumes, props, and designer wardrobe from Hollywood sets

A slice of good old British countryside, hidden in the mountains of western Japan

A massive, photogenic gate designed after a traditional hand drum used in the regional noh