A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

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

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

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

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

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

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.