An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

A strip of traditional hand towel serves as an admission ticket at this modern tenugui museum.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This traditional Japanese shrine is dedicated to four Shinto deities.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

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.

The world's narrowest strait is often mistaken for a canal.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

The wreckage still sits at the exact spot the plane crash-landed in 1945, carrying 1,000 pounds of explosives.

The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."

This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.

This sprawling collection hides many charms.