Tokyo, Japan
Shakaden Reiyukai Temple
Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.
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Tokyo, Japan
Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.
Sapporo, Japan
The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
Tokyo, Japan
An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.
Seki-shi, Japan
This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.
Hokkaidō, Japan
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Kyoto, Japan
This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Seattle, Washington
This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.
Seattle, Washington
Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.
Benicia, California
The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
Columbia, Missouri
Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.
Withernsea, England
This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.
Victoria, British Columbia
This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.
Sooke, British Columbia
A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.
Port Angeles, Washington
Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.
Colfax, Washington
An abandoned 19th-century hospital now swirling in ghost stories.
Asotin, Washington
The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.
Garfield, Washington
A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.
Shelton, Washington
The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.