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Fred Cherrygarden

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A Tokyo native, lifelong Alice in Wonderland devotee, antique dealer, fantasy author, Lord of Sealand, Baron of Ladonia, citizen of Flandrensis, and oftentimes a victim of sloppy editing…
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The 'stone maiden' watches over the street.

Brno, Czechia

House of Stone Maiden

A tragic tale of a young woman accused of witchcraft haunts this place.

This axe-wielding heroine bravely defended a French town.

Beauvais, France

Jeanne Hachette Statue

A monument to the “other Joan” who bravely defended the town of Beauvais with an axe in hand.

Noge-Miyakobashi Shotengai (Harmonica Alley)

Yokohama, Japan

Noge-Miyakobashi Shotengai (Harmonica Alley)

This retro izakaya street is a unique legacy of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

‘Shake Hands With Lima-chan’

Yokohama, Japan

‘Shake Hands With Lima-chan’

Commemorating the Japanese migration to Peru, this statue has a sister standing across the Pacific.

The sushi memorial at Namiyoke Shrine remembers the spirits of the seafood that made your lunch.

Tokyo, Japan

Sushi Memorials at Namiyoke Shrine

Outside of where Tsukiji Market once stood, these memorials honor the spirits of the fallen fish, shrimp, and eggs used for nigiri.

Arènes de Picasso

Noisy-le-Grand, France

Arènes de Picasso

A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."

The shrine of Mary at the Stone Gate

Zagreb, Croatia

Kamenita Vrata (Our Lady of the Stone Gate)

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

The entrance is overgrown and largely hidden.

Kamakura, Japan

Yatozaka Kiridoshi Pass

An ancient mountain-cut pass runs largely forgotten in the suburbs of Kamakura.

A destination for Wonderland-loving pilgrims.

Daresbury, England

All Saints’ Church, Daresbury

Visit the birthplace of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, poet and author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.'

The archaeological site in Sisak, Croatia.

Sisak, Croatia

Siscia in Situ

One of the major cities of Late Roman provinces, now in ruins of small scale.

Tour Jean-sans-Peur

Paris, France

Tour Jean-sans-Peur

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

Shin-Ōhashi Bridge

Tokyo, Japan

Shin-Ōhashi Bridge

The predecessor to this bridge was depicted in a famous Japanese woodcut print that influenced Van Gogh.

Odoriba means "dance floor" and "staircase landing."

Yokohama, Japan

Odoriba Station

This subway station is named after a local legend about supernatural dancing cats.

A bizarre dogu monument to glasses.

Nagoya, Japan

Meganenohi (Monument to Eyeglasses)

A replica of an ancient alien-like idol humorously represents spectacles in a corner of this shrine complex.

A prayer board depicts a girl assumed to be Tekona.

Ichikawa, Japan

Tekona Reijindo

This one-of-a-kind shrine is dedicated to a girl who was too beautiful for her own good.

Ochobamba.

Chigasaki, Japan

Ochobamba

An old woman cured cholera in the 1820s and now her grave is said to be the city’s most cursed object.

The old town of Afyonkarahisar and its namesake: the ancient opium black castle.

Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

Afyonkarahisar Castle

This 3,000-year-old “opium black fortress” towers over the ancient town named after it.

The small archaeological park in Naha.

Naha, Japan

Yamashita Archaeological Cave

Archaeologists continue to debate whether this site yielded the oldest human remains in Japan.

Ancient hieratic graffiti at the Step Pyramid complex

Badrshein, Egypt

South Pavilion Graffiti

The oldest tourist graffiti in the world helped archaeologists identify the Pyramid of Djoser.

Death and the Mother.

Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Death and the Mother’

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

Tokyo used to have decidedly hillier terrain.

Tokyo, Japan

Dorikono Slope

A slope with a mysterious name recalls a discontinued pre-war energy drink.

Detail.

Tokyo, Japan

Shibarare Jizoson

A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.

The castle casts an imposing figure over the land.

Kiyosu, Japan

Kiyosu Castle

This reconstructed castle was once the base of the “Devil King” who almost united the feudal warring states.

This temple’s history goes back further than it appears.

Nagoya, Japan

Kigakurin Banshōji Temple

In a shopping arcade, a modernized temple deeply tied to feudal Japan’s prominent warlords.

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