Hokkaidō, Japan
Blue Pond
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
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Hokkaidō, Japan
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Tsuruoka, Japan
The self-mummified monks of Japan.
Kyoto, Japan
Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.
Tokyo, Japan
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
Iwaizumi, Japan
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Yokohama, Japan
This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Hakone, Japan
This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Yoro, Japan
Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Tokyo, Japan
If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.
Tokyo, Japan
A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.
Tokyo, Japan
A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
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.
Florence, Colorado
This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New Orleans, Louisiana
By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.