A haven for wildlife amid the farmlands and development of the Willamette River Valley.

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

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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

A displaced shrine that was put back after a string of bad luck.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.

The infamous 'Incident at Honnō-ji' brought an end to Oda Nobunaga’s attempt to unify a warring Japan.

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

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

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

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

A massive, photogenic gate designed after a traditional hand drum used in the regional noh

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

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

This is one really big nut.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.