This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

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

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

An homage to the pointers and retrievers that have long been a hunter's best friend.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.