Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

After an Englishmen was killed by a samurai here in 1862, a two-day war changed the course of Japanese history.

A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.

Though not uncommon in western Japan, this Buddha cut out of an ancient sarcophagus is the only example in central Tokyo.

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.

A pair of iconic characters from the local newspaper argue over pet snails.

Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.

In the middle of a Brussels roundabout, a cargo container balancing on its edge.

A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.

Belgium's national heroine turned spy sacrificed her life to combat German occupation.

Dioramas retell the obscure local legends and ghost stories of Sharjah, from a living palm tree to a headless camel.

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

The oldest iron bridge in Japan is preserved and unassumingly placed over a pedestrian path.

A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences.

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

Considered the oldest intact wooden structure in Tokyo Prefecture, this impressive temple was built in 1407.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

One of the best examples of a Byzantine period monument in Albania.

An adorable intake tower with a “witch hat” stands in the Edo River.

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

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

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

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