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A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

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

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

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

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.