Hakone, Japan
Hakone Open-Air Museum
Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.
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Hakone, Japan
Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.
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This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.
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A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."
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This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
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.
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The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Yoro, Japan
Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Kawasaki, Japan
This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Tokyo, Japan
Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Namibia
Known as "The People's Park," this verdant oasis is home to elephants and villagers alike.
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A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.
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A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.