A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

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

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

This beautiful defunct water tower adds a European flair to a traditional Japanese neighborhood.

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

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

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

This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.