The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

What is the Thing?

At this research institute, the chile is king.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

For centuries, this gold mine was the powerhouse behind the Tokugawa Shogunate.

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

This frescoed ancient burial mound is a colorful window into China’s influence in early Japan.

Japan's longest-running music festival takes place on an isolated butterfly-shaped island.

The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.

Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

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.

Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure is a secret government base.