The gilded Toshogu shrine of the Tokugawa shoguns in a cedar forest, with the Kegon waterfall above.
The Great Buddha sitting in the open air, Zen temples and a surf beach, an hour from Tokyo.
Japan's first capital: the Great Buddha of Todai-ji and 1,200 bowing deer in the park around it.
The White Temple, the Blue Temple and the Golden Triangle where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet.
The Seomun night market, a medicine-herb street and the Haeinsa temple with its 80,000 printing blocks nearby.
The Meenakshi temple with 14 gopuram towers covered in painted gods, the heart of Tamil culture.
Taiwan's old capital: Dutch forts, hundreds of temples and the best street food on the island.
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