Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

The site of a Japanese traders’ settlement that once thrived in Ayutthaya, if for less than a century.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

This giant fashion model is one of the most beloved symbols of Nagoya.

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

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

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

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.