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Shibarare Jizoson in Tokyo, Japan

August 23, 2024

According to a local legend, during the Kyōhō era (1716–1736), a tailor’s apprentice was taking an afternoon nap outside when someone came and stole expensive fabrics from him. With no suspect around, the police arrested a Jizō (Ksitigarbha) statue that “stood by and did nothing.” The statue was dragged across the town to the police headquarters, rousing people’s curiosity. They came flocking to see the unusual sight, and the police charged them a fee for entering the building without...

Lab 111 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

August 23, 2024

Amsterdam boasts numerous converted spaces that have radically changed their purposes. A monumental century-old building with the inscription “Pathologisch Anatomisch Laboratorium” on the facade is one of the best examples, beloved by the locals. Once a part of a huge hospital named the Wilhemina Gasthuis, the building stopped being used for performing autopsies and conducting research on patients’ tissue samples in 1983 and was later turned into a cultural center. Now, it houses a cinema known for its screenings...

Golden Heart Plaza in Fairbanks, Alaska

August 23, 2024

The Golden Heart Plaza at First Avenue and Cushman Street is home to a monument paying tribute to entrepreneur E.T. Barnette, who was forced to take a detour up the Chena River on his way to setting up a supply store elsewhere. Facing low water, the Lavelle Young riverboat left him here in 1901. Barnette and his wife reluctantly set up business. Just a few months later, gold was discovered in the area, and they were perfectly placed to make...

Kiyosu Castle in Kiyosu, Japan

August 23, 2024

Nagoya is home to a beautifully reconstructed castle and gardens. Historically, it belonged to the Owari branch of the Tokugawa clan, built on the site of warlord Oda Nobunaga’s family fort by the order of Shogun Ieyasu. A lot less visited, not far from Nagoya—10 minutes or so away by train—is the city of Kiyosu, the former seat of Owari Province. Nobunaga, the ruler of Owari, had his military base at Kiyosu Castle, originally built in 1394. From here,...

Valentine Tank Wrecks in Dorset, England

August 23, 2024

The run-up to D-Day was tense, the world hung in the balance and the allies were determined to get Europe back from the Nazis, however, in the lead-up to D-Day, six men would go on to lose their lives in an ambitious training exercise. One of the original plans for D-Day was to land tanks along with the first troops in Normandy, but getting a ship close enough to the shore to offload the tanks onto the beaches would’ve...

Kennedy Farm in Sharpsburg, Maryland

August 23, 2024

In the summer of 1859, John Brown rented this small cabin and farm as a barracks, training ground, short-lived antiracist utopia, and launching point for his fateful raid on Harpers Ferry. Using the alias of Isaac Smith, Brown claimed interest in establishing a mining operation locally to cover the shipments of 200 Sharps carbine rifles, hundreds of Colt revolvers and 950 iron pikes that would arm the Second American Revolution that he envisioned would follow the action at Harpers...

Sri Nakhon Khuean Khan Park in Tambon...

August 23, 2024

The island of Bang Krachao is often known as “Bangkok’s Green Lung,” but also colloquially as “Pig Stomach Island.” This used to be a peninsula formed by a bend of the Chao Phraya River, but these days, a thin canal separates it from the mainland, making it technically an island. Although not located within the limits of Bangkok proper, it is almost completely engulfed by its metro area, making it one of its most important zones of low-rise development...

Ernest Wilson Memorial Garden in Chipping Campden,...

August 23, 2024

This is a beautiful small garden straight off a main road in the Cotswold town of Chipping Campden. You enter through a small gated archway in a stone wall and a tranquil green garden haven hides behind it. (Do watch your head, it’s a low arch.) The garden was created in the 1970s to commemorate Ernest Henry Wilson who was born in Davies House, Lower Street, Chipping Campden in 1876 (the house now has a commemorative plaque). He went...

Farmworkers Monument in Santa Paula, California

August 23, 2024

Santa Paula has a rich history of agriculture dating back centuries, and many generations of farmworkers have made the city in Southern California a haven for fruits and vegetables. This community-driven memorial was founded to honor the thousands of individuals who have spent many backbreaking hours dedicated to the harvest of produce to feed Americans for centuries. When it debuted in 2010, it was the first monument dedicated to farmworkers in the United States. The monument includes two bronze statues of...

Quarter of Saint Theodore in Pula, Croatia

August 23, 2024

Along the stunning coast of Pula’s residential area is Saint Theodore’s Quarter, known as Četvrt Sv. Teodora in Croatian, and the home of many archaeological finds. The name potentially derives from a nearby Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Theodore and may have existed before the Byzantine administration. The Archaeological Museum of Istria excavated the area from 2005 to 2009, unearthing history that spanned three millennia. It covered 4,000 square meters with a maximum depth of eight meters. Uncovered were 27...

Why Medieval Women Sometimes Fought in Bloody...

August 23, 2024

Tucked within the Danish Royal Library in Copenhagen and the Bavarian State Library in Munich, rare medieval manuscripts depict something unusual, even for the Middle Ages—a man and woman fighting in a trial by combat. The man is drawn waist-deep in a hole armed with an edged club, while the woman circulates above, flinging what looks like a rock in a sock. Both are drawn with furrowed brows, fierce snarls, and bloodied limbs. You may have even seen these...

The Impressive Trickery of Spider-Tailed Horned Vipers

August 23, 2024

Each week, Atlas Obscura is providing a new short excerpt from our upcoming book, Wild Life: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Living Wonders (September 17, 2024). Over the mountains near the western Iranian desert, a peckish migrating lark spots a welcome sight: a big, juicy spider, out in the open like a pie on a windowsill. The lark descends upon the naive arachnid, little claws outstretched. And then: WHAP. The meal-seeker has become the meal, trapped in the...

Green is Gold: How Regenerative Tourism is...

August 23, 2024

The shift towards regenerative tourism represents a significant opportunity for hotels to differentiate themselves in a crowded market while contributing positively to the greater good. By effectively marketing these initiatives, hotels can attract conscious travelers, enhance their brand reputation, and play an important role in shaping the future of tourism. Rising Demand for Travel That The post Green is Gold: How Regenerative Tourism is Transforming Marketing Strategy for Hotel Teams appeared first on Revfine.com.

Caravan Chicken in Queens, New York

August 22, 2024

For over two decades, this family-run Peruvian-Chinese restaurant in Astoria, Queens has been quietly turning out rotisserie birds that could give the roast chickens at far fancier Manhattan restaurants a run for their money. Whether you order by the quarter, half, or whole hen, you’ll be rewarded with burnished, glossy skin over impeccably seasoned meat accompanied by endless plastic cups of aji verde, a zippy, cilantro-forward sauce, for dunking. In pursuit of maximum flavor, bypass the standard sides such...

William N. Banton Tool Shop in La...

August 22, 2024

Now a feature of the Chas H. Reynolds Rest Area, the once-thriving tool shop was a main feature of Ladd Creek Canyon, providing a rest area for weary travelers and supplies for craftsmen. The historical building and water-wheel still stand, and were originally constructed in 1911. Banton once used the water-driven shop to create tools for his livestock ranch. During the harsh winter months, the water wheel is kept inside the cabin. Alongside is a monument, with an inscription...

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