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

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.