Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.

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

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

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

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.