The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

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

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.