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

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

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

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

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

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.

The unique design was created by the traditional way communal rice paddies were divided among the indigenous people.

The unique funeral practices of the Toraja can be seen here with graves carved into caves and hung off cliffs.

The inky volcanic sand leads to reefs teeming with aquatic life waiting to be discovered by snorkelers and divers.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.