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

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 Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

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

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

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

This ancient Corinthian helmet is South Korea’s only national treasure of Western origin.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.