A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.

The legend associated with these ruins understates the splendor of the mansion that once stood here.

The subtle interplay of fire and water is hard to ignore at this remote Jamaican spring.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

Cavernous opening completely encased in Karst limestone.

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

This tiny business claims to be "the smallest pub on the planet."

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.