Hachimitsu's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Loading map...
Koya, Japan

Okunoin Cemetery

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.
Kyoto, Japan

Ryōan-ji

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.
journeylism Added by journeylism
Nara, Japan

Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Clinton Added by Clinton
Davis, California

Bohart Museum of Entomology

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.
Elise Added by Elise
Tokyo, Japan

Meguro Parasitological Museum

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.
Added by ilbonito
Tokyo, Japan

Mohri Garden Pond

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.
Added by ilbonito
Nara, Japan

Buddha's Nostril

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Added by lisa peck
Kyoto, Japan

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Added by bebeto
Nagasaki, Japan

Fukusai-ji Temple

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser