It is rumored that if you spot this little golden frog hiding in plain sight, good luck will come your way.

A Japanese fertility god in the shape of a large phallus.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

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

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

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

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

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

Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.

Tokyo’s “Kitchen Town” hosts a number of shops selling intricate food replicas.

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.”

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

This buzzy, award-winning building hovers 85 feet above the ground on a dozen colorful stilts.

The first post office in Toronto still operates today, complete with quill pens and ink for writing letters.

A unique subway station where pillars evoke ancient civilizations.

This historic library honors the legacy of the British Empire's first children's librarian.