An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

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

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.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

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

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

Crammed inside this grounded passenger plane is a bar that was once a Communist hang out and is now a ratty relic.

The sanctuary holds what was once believed to be the saint's incorruptible tongue.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.