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Turin, Italy

Occhi del Diavolo

The mysterious “eyes of the Devil” dot a street in the occult center of Italy.
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Yamagata, Japan

Night-Crying Sumo Wrestlers

A quartet of temple guardian statues that allegedly cry at night for being forbidden from wrestling.
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Yamagata, Japan

Tarumizu Sanctuary

A sacred place for ascetic training, set in a honeycomb-walled cliffside cave deep in the woods.
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Hanamaki, Japan

‘Future City Galactic Earth Railway’

A fantastical glow-in-the-dark mural inspired by the city’s most famous writer, Kenji Miyazawa.
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Sendai, Japan

Tomizawa Site (Underground Forest Museum)

A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.
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Tokyo, Japan

Oiwa Inari Shrines

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

Kurozuka (Black Tomb)

Local legend claims that this is the final resting place of an infamous cannibal hag.
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Fujisawa, Japan

Tatsunokuchi Execution Grounds

A major Japanese execution ground site from the Middle Ages.
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Durrës, Albania

Old Doors Trail

A fascinating little project dedicated to preserving the charming historic doors of Durrës.
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Morioka, Japan

Grave of Princess Centipede

Legend says that a swarm of centipedes and snakes once crawled out of the tomb of this cursed princess.
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Sukagawa, Japan

Tsuburaya Eiji Museum

A small, family-friendly museum dedicated to the “god of special effects” who brought Godzilla to life.
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Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Folklore Exhibit at the Sharjah Heritage Museum

Dioramas retell the obscure local legends and ghost stories of Sharjah, from a living palm tree to a headless camel.
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Fujisawa, Japan

‘Benzaiten and the Women of the World’

An eclectic fountain commemorating the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Joso, Japan

Kasane-ga-fuchi

The eerie, tragic setting of one of Japan’s most popular ghost stories.
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De Lutte, Netherlands

Kardoes the Hellhound

A bronze statue commemorating the legend of a hellhound haunting the village of De Lutte.
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Dinoša, Montenegro

Dinoša Mulberry Tree

Water gushes from the trunk of this miraculous mulberry tree about once a year.
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Tokyo, Japan

Witch Hat Intake Tower

An adorable intake tower with a “witch hat” stands in the Edo River.
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Kamakura, Japan

Ōfuna Kannon

A giant statue of the Buddhist goddess of mercy watches over the town of Ōfuna.
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Ercolano, Italy

House of the Wooden Partition

Well-preserved, still-functional sliding wood doors from Ancient Rome can be found in this Vesuvius-stricken house.
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Tokyo, Japan

The Zodiac Gods of Horikiri

All 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are depicted in anthropomorphized deity form.
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Brno-střed, Czechia

House of Stone Maiden

A tragic tale of a young woman accused of witchcraft haunts this place.
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Beauvais, France

Jeanne Hachette Statue

A monument to the “other Joan” who bravely defended the town of Beauvais with an axe in hand.
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Yokohama, Japan

Noge-Miyakobashi Shotengai (Harmonica Alley)

This retro izakaya street is a unique legacy of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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Yokohama, Japan

‘Shake Hands With Lima-chan’

Commemorating the Japanese migration to Peru, this statue has a sister standing across the Pacific.
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