SURREAL Places Of Japan
Japan already exists as a popular country for tourists to visit. Most of the main attractions we hear about include the big cities full of technological novelties and neon lights. And while all that is amazing, too, in this video, we’re talking about the places that in the land of the rising sun that look amazingly surreal.
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6. Itsukushima Shrine
A most magical sight awaits anyone who comes across the Shinto Shrine’s floating gates along the the island of Itsukushima’s coast. The actual Itsukushima Shrine has been destroyed many times over the years, with a history that started in the 6th century. The shrine of the modern day was first designed and built in 1168. The gate on the bay is a favorite landmark, which only looks like it gloats on the water during high tide. You’ll have to wait until low tide to be able to walk to it without getting wet.
5. The Yonaguni Monument
The sear near the coast of Yonaguni already rose to prominence as a favorite diving spot well before the discovery of the Yonaguni Monument. The mysterious geometrical landmark was discovered by the director of the area’s tourism association as he was trying to find a nice place to just watch hammerhead sharks swim by. The discovery was made in 1987 and since then, the pyramid-like structure has baffled historians as to how it got there. A collection of stone structures have been found here, with no one knowing where they came from.
4. Aoiike
In one season, the Blue Pond or Aoiike in Hokkaido might look more blue in the next season. And it also depends on the wind. Sometimes, the pond may look like a flat mirror against the sky--while at other times, it may flow this iridescent blue. This man-made pond is located in Biei and was created so that the nearby town could be protected from harmful volcanic mudflow. It gets so blue sometimes that it almost doesn’t even look real. To explain why it gets so vibrant, speculation says that the blue comes from the colloidal aluminum hydroxide. Once, the pond even turned brown from a drop in the water, mixing it with more sand and mud.
3. The Hakkoda Mountains
More volcanoes. Just south of the city of Aomori sit the volcanic mountain range known as the Hakkoda Mountains that dates back to the Pleistocene era. The highest peak, Mount Odake, takes about four or so hours to climb. But one of the best things to see here can be experienced during the winters when the trees get submerged in snow, making strange standing shapes along the mountainside that look like figures rising from the mountains, bending and life-like. You can also find high altitude wetlands such as Tamo, Kenashi, and Suiren Lake.
2. Fushimi Inari Shrine
Within this head shrine dedicated to the god Inari is also associated with 32,000 other sub shrines scattered across the country. The Fushimi Inari Taisha, located in the Fushimi Ward in Kyoto, was built at the base of thea mountain. Its earliest structures date back to the 8th century, ThIn the mythology, foxes, or kitsune, are considered messengers, and a handful of fox sculptures can be seen all over Fushimi Inari. During the Japanese new year, millions of people arrive to worship at this shrine.