Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

A pair of oily black spiders lurk inside South Korea's largest airport.

A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

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.”

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

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

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.