This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.