This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

This is no ordinary coffee chain outlet—it's an architectural masterpiece.

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

This massive section of quay destroyed by an earthquake is preserved to remember the past.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

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

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

These pastel-colored homes were built when the island of Macau was a Portuguese colony.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.