The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

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

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

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

Explore a uniquely pristine Borneo forest, now protected by former headhunters turned tour guides.

The inky volcanic sand leads to reefs teeming with aquatic life waiting to be discovered by snorkelers and divers.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

A peculiar idol to the Hindu King of Ghosts demands fine leather footwear in exchange for warding off evil.