Mythology

According to Japanese mythology, the first rice paddy in history was created here many aeons ago.

A rock, a temple, and a window into Taiwan’s rich cultural mythology—wrapped in a serene city escape.

At this shrine, a sacred stone is said to keep a sea monster at bay.

The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.

A small park inhabited by handmade water goblins.

Local legend associates this large limestone chunk with a giantess, but archeologists say it may be the remains of a neolithic burial chamber.

Visitors are encouraged to fish for water goblins at this haunted pool.

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

A long-forgotten homage to an eldritch, sassy spider yōkai that was once worshipped here as a god.

This shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.

An enormous white temple that honors the birthplace of a Hindu goddess.

An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.