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Konagai's Fruit-Shaped Bus Stops

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

Emerson Easley

Added by Emerson Easley

Takayama, Japan

Forest of Seven Lucky Gods

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

emmaprew

Added by emmaprew

Mimizuka

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

Allison

Added by Allison

Sakai Ward, Japan

Daisen Kofun

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Buddha's Nostril

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Added by lisa peck

Takasaki, Japan

Shorinzan Darumaji Temple

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

nyloh

Takaoka Daibutsu: The Great Buddha of Takaoka

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

Godzilla Head

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

wheninroam

Added by wheninroam

Iwaizumi, Japan

Ryūsendō Cave

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Added by graknil

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.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Showa Daibutsu

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

Clinton

Added by Clinton

Naoshima, Japan

Bennesse Art Site Naoshima

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

geographeratlarge

Added by geographeratlarge

Gajumaru Treehouse Diner

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

Added by kristenator

Gotokuji Temple

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

catobsessedanne

Added by catobsessedanne

Mushizuka at Kan'ei-ji Temple

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Added by ilbonito

Kamakura, Japan

The Great Buddha of Kamakura

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Added by lhackney

Kawaii Monster Cafe

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Sebastian Wortys

Added by Sebastian Wortys

Tsuruoka, Japan

Sokushinbutsu of Dainichibou Temple

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Dylan

Sōgenji Temple (Kappa-Dera)

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Added by ilbonito

Hatsukaichi, Japan

Itsukushima Shrine

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Yokai Street

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Added by justinalanarnold

Kokoen Garden

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Added by Phreddiva

Alcatraz ER

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

Added by aburl80c

Sanjūsangen-dō

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Josh