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Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

A tiny kissaten coffeeshop with expertly crafted coffee in an antique setting.

These 33 Zen Buddhist temples were built to protect the nearby castle.

A 360-year-old cherry tree grows out of a granite boulder.

A peaceful place to spot the rare and iconic red-crowned crane.

Once an erosional cave, this scenic arch was lifted up above the sea's surface by an earthquake.

The only museum dedicated to the American street artist is in rural Japan.

One of Japan’s oldest and largest cherry trees is said to have been planted by an ancient, heroic prince.

This bakery in Japan is one of the few places that still sells 'salad bread,' a short-lived staple in the post-World War II years.

An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.

A dramatic landscape of ancient lava, carved into hexagonal columns by nature itself.

Nestled among the bamboos in a temple complex, this art installation serves as a unique memorial to insects.

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

A hidden alley with seven corners and handmade cat decorations.

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.

Marvel at the world's largest collection of jellyfish, including more than 10,000 undulating moon jellies.

This theme park is not in Tokyo, not especially German, and certainly not a village.

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.

This unique museum explores the world of Japanese demons and spirits.

The only Kurdish restaurant in Japan invites you to learn and feast.

A bizarre, tuberculosis sanatorium-themed café moonlighting as an underground art gallery.