The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

A thriving community of Taiwanese art.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.