This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

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

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

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

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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