Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
Ban Yipun (Ayutthaya Japanese Village)
The site of a Japanese traders’ settlement that once thrived in Ayutthaya, if for less than a century.
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Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
The site of a Japanese traders’ settlement that once thrived in Ayutthaya, if for less than a century.
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Queens, New York
A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.
Bangkok, Thailand
Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.
London, England
A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.
Brooklyn, New York
Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.
Kyoto, Japan
These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.
Lima, Peru
Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.
Tokyo, Japan
This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.
Taipei, Taiwan
The first miniatures museum in Asia contains all sorts of itsy-bitsy wonders, including the world's smallest working television.
Tokyo, Japan
The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.
Matsumoto, Japan
This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.
Hiroshima, Japan
An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.
Kitagawa, Japan
Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.
Takayama, Japan
The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.
Tokyo, Japan
An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.
Ise, Japan
This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.
Ōzora-chō, Japan
Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.
Gamagori, Japan
Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.
Odawara, Japan
Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.
Kyoto, Japan
With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
New York, New York
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.