A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.