Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

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

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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

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

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

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

You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

Gruesome statues of people reborn in Buddhist hell stand among the ruins of an 11th-century sanctuary.

Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.