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A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

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

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

This buzzy, award-winning building hovers 85 feet above the ground on a dozen colorful stilts.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

Booksellers and public artworks fill this vibrant promenade along the disused railroad tracks.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.