A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

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

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

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

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

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

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

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

A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.