Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

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

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.