This church commemorates a venerable, yet nigh-forgotten woman who dedicated her life to the poor in post-war Tokyo.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

This one-of-a-kind indie publisher-bookshop specializes in archiving historic red-light districts and niche cultural topics of the Shōwa era.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.

A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.

Water-themed sculptures guard this unusually square structure.

A humble ancient well where Scottish knight, Sir William Wallace, took his final drink.

The community pools that the community refused to give up on.

A serene public space nestled within the remains of Glasgow’s Victorian maternity hospital

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.