Kinokawa, Japan
Kishi Station
A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.
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Kinokawa, Japan
A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.
Wakayama, Japan
A Japanese shrine to dolls.
Toba-shi, Japan
Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.
Iga, Japan
Be a ninja - or just act like one.
Asuka-mura, Japan
This frescoed ancient burial mound is a colorful window into China’s influence in early Japan.
Tondabayashi, Japan
A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.
Osaka, Japan
The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.
Osaka, Japan
Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.
Suita-shi, Japan
Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.
Kobe, Japan
A museum run by retired highway engineers who helped rebuild after the Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Kobe, Japan
Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.
Tonosho, Japan
The world's narrowest strait is often mistaken for a canal.
Takamatsu, Japan
Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.
Mitoyo, Japan
A unique art exhibit home to letters addressed to those unable to receive them.
Kanonji, Japan
This massive, Edo Period, coin-shaped sand painting is believed to be a source of great luck.
Tokushima-shi, Japan
"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Muroto, Japan
Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.
Nagasaki, Japan
A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.
Sasebo, Japan
Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.
Hana, Hawaii
A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.
Kula, Hawaii
Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wondrous state park.
Lahaina, Hawaii
Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.