TOKYO -- As the ranks of foreign visitors to Japan have swollen in recent years, unlikely tourist destinations have emerged, attracting big crowds of manga and anime buffs from around Asia.
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Hordes of tourists have been climbing the many stairs of Taiwan's Jiufen ever since word spread that the town's architecture might have inspired "Spirited Away" director Hayao Miyazaki.
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