Kitakyushu, Japan
TOTO Toilet Museum
This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.
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Kitakyushu, Japan
This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.
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Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.
Sakura, Japan
They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.
Tokoname, Japan
A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.
Hiroshima, Japan
This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.
Itoman, Japan
A unique memorial made up of a collection of memorials, all commemorating the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.
Kamakura, Japan
A giant statue of the Buddhist goddess of mercy watches over the town of Ōfuna.
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Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Naples, Italy
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Schnals, Italy
Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.
Vienna, Austria
A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.
Vienna, Austria
Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Milan, Italy
Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.
Tokyo, Japan
Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Kyoto, Japan
This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.
Tokyo, Japan
These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.
Miyazu-shi, Japan
Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.
Kyoto, Japan
This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.
Ōmihachiman-shi, Japan
A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.