Seki-shi, Japan
Monet's Pond
This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.
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Seki-shi, Japan
This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.
Iwaizumi, Japan
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
Kyoto, Japan
Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.
Himeji, Japan
Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.
Hokkaidō, Japan
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Kyoto, Japan
The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.
Tokyo, Japan
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.
Narusawa-mura, Japan
A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Yoro, Japan
Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Kolkata, India
An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.
Singapore
A former reservoir that was only recently discovered after more than 60 years of disuse.
Singapore
Little India's hidden gem of kindness and good food.
Singapore
One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.