The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

This abandoned railroad got a new life as a scenic promenade cutting through the city of Otaru.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.