Ottawa, Ontario
'Maman'
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Ottawa, Ontario
Mer Bleue Bog
A boardwalk winds above this beautiful bog full of wildlife and a rare type of turtle.
Nara, Japan
Buddha's Nostril
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Koya, Japan
Okunoin Cemetery
Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.
Kyoto, Japan
Tenryu-Ji Shrine's Bamboo Trail
A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.
Himeji, Japan
Kokoen Garden
Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.
Kyoto, Japan
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Nara, Japan
Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Kyoto, Japan
Sagano Bamboo Forest
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Tokyo, Japan
Akihabara Electric Town
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
Godzilla Head
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Mitaka, Japan
Ghibli Museum
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
