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

This traditional Japanese shrine is dedicated to four Shinto deities.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.