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A unique art exhibit home to letters addressed to those unable to receive them.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

A pair of rivaling shrines dedicated to Lady Oiwa, the most famous vengeful ghost in Japan.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

The steep slope known as “Ob Hill” overlooks an Antarctic research station.

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

This 24-hour vending machine serves up homemade treats inspired by the local Japanese snow monkeys.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

A unique shrine dedicated to the deified skull of a 17th-century Tokyo courtesan.

Approximately 65,000 gallons of crystal clear water pour out of this headspring every minute.

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.

A mysterious sculpture is hidden in Vancouver's Stanley Park.

The oldest functioning mailbox in Spain was installed in 1793.

This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.