A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

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

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

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

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

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."