Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

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

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

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

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

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

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

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

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

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

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

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