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A park built around the legend of a clam-loving giant who created a monumental midden.

The only electricity pylon built over two lanes of traffic.

A museum in Hokkaido is housed in a former high school. On its grounds a marker shares the awakening of a man who longs to be reunited with his soulmate in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

Disaster prevention apartment blocks in Sumida Ward are designed to save as many as possible in the face of the inevitable.

This beautiful defunct water tower adds a European flair to a traditional Japanese neighborhood.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

The world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.