This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

Japan's iconic sci-fi hero rendered to 8-bit by notorious French street artist Invader.

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

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

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.