When you think of Japan, your mind probably races to neon-lit cities, cherry blossoms, ancient shrines, or sushi masterpieces. But what if we told you Japan also has a desert? And not just any desert—a place where mirages shimmer across golden dunes like something out of Arabian Nights?

There it stands—massive, stoic, and shrouded in mystery. On the rolling Salisbury Plain in southern England, Stonehenge rises like an ancient riddle etched into stone. It’s one of the most iconic monuments in the world, yet no one can fully explain why it was built, who exactly built it, or how those massive stones got there.