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

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.

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

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

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

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

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

Once the park closes at sunset, the greatest haiku poet of all time moves to face the Sumida River.

Home to herbal cosmetics, teas, and a unique set of dolls known as kitchen witches.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.

This giant fashion model is one of the most beloved symbols of Nagoya.

This extremely naked God of Drunkards welcomes visitors to Kochi Station.

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

A kitsch shrine dedicated to the ogre-slaying folktale hero born from a peach.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.