Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

In a park on Taiwan's rugged Eastern coast, a marker celebrates a glorious sight from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere.

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

This abandoned railroad got a new life as a scenic promenade cutting through the city of Otaru.

Once upon a time in Kamakura, a five-headed dragon fell in love with an Indian water goddess.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

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

The supreme shrine of the state.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.