"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

This glass-themed tourist park in northern Japan feels like taking a step back in time.

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

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

This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

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

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

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

Over 40 species of fern cover the canyon walls of this lush green bowl, cut off from the bustle of the world by a cave entrance.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.