Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

The Japanese mayo factory famous for its cute mascot.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

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

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

A museum in Hokkaido is housed in a former high school. On its grounds a marker shares the awakening of a man who longs to be reunited with his soulmate in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

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

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.