Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

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

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

It is rumored that if you spot this little golden frog hiding in plain sight, good luck will come your way.

The birthplace of the Japanese idiom "wet clothes" meaning “false accusation."

A bizarre, tuberculosis sanatorium-themed café moonlighting as an underground art gallery.

The former site of Fukuoka’s legendary ramen joint works hard to guide customers to the “original” original.

One of the two USPS mailboats left in service docks regularly at Weirs Beach, Bear Island, and other Lake Winnipesaukee islands to deliver their mail.

The toilet-shaped house of South Korea's sanitation pioneer is now a museum to the john.

The largest cluster of the Joseon dynasty’s royal tombs, home to the burial sites of 17 kings and queens.

This tiny museum immortalizes the birthplace of an iconic Chinese-Korean noodle dish.

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

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

This small island declared independence from South Korea in the hopes of attracting tourists.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

The supreme shrine of the state.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.