Miyoshi, Japan
The Vine Bridges of Iya Valley
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
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Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Yoro, Japan
Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.
Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Tokyo, Japan
A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
Tokyo, Japan
Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Kawasaki, Japan
This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
El Jadida, Morocco
An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.
Telouet, Morocco
A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.
Essaouira, Morocco
Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.
Fez, Morocco
Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.
Fez, Morocco
Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.