Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

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

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

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

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

India’s only Brain Museum displays over 200 fascinating ways that your brain might kill you.

Art and a pun, all in one.

Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.