This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

Vortex-shaped aquarium hosts Europe's largest school of piranhas and other ocean creatures.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.