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Sashimi on a stick.

Kyoto, Japan

Nishiki Market

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The Golden Pavilion in 2011.

Kyoto, Japan

Rokuon-ji Temple

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

Kyoto, Japan

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Moyai

Tokyo, Japan

Moyai

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

Omoide Yokocho

Tokyo, Japan

Omoide Yokocho

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Floating crystal Buddhas.

Tokyo, Japan

Koukokuji Buddhist Temple

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

The Asahi Flame

Tokyo, Japan

The Asahi Flame

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Godzilla in Shinjuku, taken March 2020.

Tokyo, Japan

Godzilla Head

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Saut de Brot

Boudry, Switzerland

Saut de Brot

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

Christ of Vung Tau

Vũng Tàu, Vietnam

Christ of Vung Tau

Shoes and revealing shirts are not allowed inside this giant Vietnamese Christ.

Cu Chi Tunnels

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cu Chi Tunnels

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle

Singapore

Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

The child eater

Bern, Switzerland

The Child Eater of Bern

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The Neon Museum

Warsaw, Poland

The Neon Museum

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

(Flickr/DoNotLick)

Ngong Ping, Hong Kong

Tian Tan Buddha

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Restored figures.

Xuzhou, China

Western Han Dynasty Terracotta Warriors Museum

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

Looking ahead on the slide.

Beijing, China

Great Wall of China Slide

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The Forbidden City

Beijing, China

The Forbidden City

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Peeing boy waits for the Yamanote line in his rainy season wear.

Tokyo, Japan

Little Peeing Monk of Tokyo

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Giant Unicorn GUNDAM Robot

Tokyo, Japan

Giant Unicorn GUNDAM Robot

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

CHIJMES

Singapore

CHIJMES

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

St. Joseph's Church

Singapore

St. Joseph's Church

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

Gardens by the Bay.

Singapore

Gardens by the Bay

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

The temple at dusk.

Singapore

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

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