Places Added by KoinuSensei

This massive section of quay destroyed by an earthquake is preserved to remember the past.

A museum run by retired highway engineers who helped rebuild after the Great Hanshin Earthquake.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

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

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

A park built around the legend of a clam-loving giant who created a monumental midden.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

This beautiful defunct water tower adds a European flair to a traditional Japanese neighborhood.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.