Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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

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

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

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

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

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

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.