A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

This Metabolist, retro-futuristic residential complex resembles a cyberpunk space colony established on Earth.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

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

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

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

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The site of Japan's first major environmental disaster.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

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

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

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.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

A Korean village where times stands still.

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

An English brewery transported to North Korea.

In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.