A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

This sculpture bears a tragic backstory that may have inspired a hauntingly beautiful children's song.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

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

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.