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Unhyeongung

Seoul, South Korea

Unhyeongung

The site of the last royal wedding in Korea.

Banpo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain

Seoul, South Korea

Banpo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

Korea’s only Western national treasure.

Seoul, South Korea

Son Kee Chung’s Greek Helmet

This ancient Corinthian helmet is South Korea’s only national treasure of Western origin.

The surviving shrine of Hwangudan.

Seoul, South Korea

Hwangudan

The site where the Emperor of Korea performed the long-forbidden "rite of heaven" to demonstrate his absolute sovereignty.

‘Minor Triumph’

Seoul, South Korea

‘Minor Triumph’

Children’s timeless joy is remembered in the fast-developing Myeongdong district of Seoul.

Borugak Jagyeongnu at Deoksugung

Seoul, South Korea

Borugak Jagyeongnu

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

Hyangwonjeong, with the bridge that leads to it

Seoul, South Korea

Hyangwonjeong Pavilion

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

Castle at Jaseongdae Park.

Busan, South Korea

Japanese Ruins of Busan

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

Shinsegae Department Store.

Busan, South Korea

World’s Largest Department Store

The Shinsegae Department Store is the largest of its kind in the whole world.

Tower of the Sun

Suita-shi, Japan

Tower of the Sun

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

Kyoto Station Skyway

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Station's Skyway

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

Horai-soba, the signature dish at Honke Owariya.

Kyoto, Japan

Honke Owariya

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

Kyotomangekyo Museum

Kyoto, Japan

Kyotomangekyo Museum

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

Sake kegs outside the Go'o Shrine.

Kyoto, Japan

Go'o Shrine

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

The former Ichijo Modoribashi Bridge.

Kyoto, Japan

Ichijo Modoribashi Bridge

The “bridge of return” is haunted by a myriad of legends, from ghosts to demons to nuptial superstitions.

Ryōan-ji

Kyoto, Japan

Ryōan-ji

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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.

Biting into a momiji no tempura (fried maple leaf) is like tasting autumn itself.

Minoh, Japan

Momotaro

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.

Statue of Momofuku Ando outside the museum, holding a chicken ramen packet in his hand and standing on a giant cup of noodles.

Ikeda, Japan

Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

A unique place of worship in Umeda, Osaka.

Osaka, Japan

Umeda Kitamuki Jizo

A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.

A strange little shrine in Osaka.

Osaka, Japan

Billiken-san

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

Funerary stelae and graves from past centuries (note that these are not the Bone Buddhas).

Osaka, Japan

Bone Buddhas at Isshin-ji Temple

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

The exterior of this centuries-old candy shop.

Kyoto, Japan

Minatoya Yurei Kosodate-Ame Honpo

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

The ancient well that leads to hell.

Kyoto, Japan

Rokudō Chin’nōji Temple

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

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