Raven Traveler's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

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I love traveling. When I have the opportunity to do so, I may crosscheck the "Atlas," to see what may be at my travel destination or along the way.

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Hatsukaichi, Japan

Itsukushima Shrine

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

The Vine Bridges of Iya Valley

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Dylan

Showa Daibutsu

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

Clinton

Added by Clinton

Wakayama, Japan

Awashima Jinja

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

Okunoin Cemetery

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Sakai Ward, Japan

Daisen Kofun

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Ishinomaki, Japan

Cat Island

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Added by meredith

Niigata Russian Village

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

Miyakejima, Japan

Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

atimian

Added by atimian

Yamanouchi, Japan

Jigokudani Monkey Park

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

atimian

Added by atimian

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

Kasukabe, Japan

G-Cans: the World's Largest Drain

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

Added by CPilgrim

Giant Unicorn GUNDAM Robot

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

Added by ilbonito

Shakaden Reiyukai Temple

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Vampire Café

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

serflac

Added by serflac

Kabukicho Robot Restaurant

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Linderhof Palace

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

michelle

Added by michelle

Ottrott, France

Secret Passages of Mont Sainte-Odile

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Kassel, Germany

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

Allison

Added by Allison

London, England

Traffic Light Tree

A student driver's nightmare.

Genki

London, England

Archie the Giant Squid

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

London, England

Temple of Mithras

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Claymore

Added by Claymore

London, England

Allies Sculpture

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Ottawa, Ontario

'Maman'

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

nbj914

Added by nbj914