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

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

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

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

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A strip of traditional hand towel serves as an admission ticket at this modern tenugui museum.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.