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Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

The largest cactus farm in Africa.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

The burial place of one the greatest Arthurian authors, with the sword in the (grave)stone.

Catch raucous live performances of traditional tunes at this old-school taverna.

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

Preserved portions of Athens's ancient defenses are on display in a subterranean parking garage.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.