The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

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

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

Haven for steampunks.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

The most confusing clock in New York.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.