Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

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

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

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

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

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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.

A tree seems to grow from the ocean floor on this strange strip of sand slowly being overtaken by the sea.

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

The world’s largest digital waste dump has become a site where organized criminals hack into confidential government data.