A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

The unique funeral practices of the Toraja can be seen here with graves carved into caves and hung off cliffs.

This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

Annual street carnival celebrating Indonesian heritage.

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.