Tokyo, Japan
Japanese Sword Museum
This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.
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Tokyo, Japan
This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.
Tokyo, Japan
A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Tokyo, Japan
Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.
Nagakute, Japan
A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
Seki-shi, Japan
This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
Tokyo, Japan
These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.
Tokyo, Japan
When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.
Kyoto, Japan
The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.
Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Tsuruoka, Japan
The self-mummified monks of Japan.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Eganville, Ontario
One of Mother Nature’s geological gems, home to many prehistoric fossils.
New York, New York
The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
New York, New York
A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.
Washington, D.C.
This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.
Hoboken, New Jersey
A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.