Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

Hakka-style teahouse where everybody grinds their own tea.

If you've ever wanted to learn about the history of Asian fish balls, this Taiwanese museum has you covered.

A memorial to the thousands of political dissidents imprisoned during the 38-year period of martial law in Taiwan.

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

The site where the famous city gate once stood, now in the middle of a playground.

This small park holds what remains of a former prison and execution ground.

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.

A museum in Hokkaido is housed in a former high school. On its grounds a marker shares the awakening of a man who longs to be reunited with his soulmate in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

Passengers are not allowed to set foot outside this station, but you can still enjoy spectacular views of the sea from the platform.

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.