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mark27472

Former U.S. Peace Corps volunteer, (Moldova, 2015-17,) Photojournalist, wandering, non-travel-vlogger travel-vlogger.

www.Onthisplanetearth.com

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Alice on Wednesday

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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Otagi Nenbutsu-ji

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

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Akihabara Electric Town

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Sebastian Wortys

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Sengaku-Ji

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

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Giant Unicorn GUNDAM Robot

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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Godzilla Head

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

wheninroam

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Omoide Yokocho

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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Hayakawa, Japan

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

EricGrundhauser

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Gotokuji Temple

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

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The Giant Ghibli Clock

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

etiennebara

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Seoul, South Korea

Seodaemun Prison

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

likethefox

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B-52 Wreckage

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Greg Jones

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Toilet Bowl Waterfall

What can compare to the comforting sound of 10,000 toilets running?

leiris

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