Places Edited by jhweller

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

This stained-glass window in an English church bears the coat of arms of George Washington's family.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.