Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

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

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

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

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.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

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

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

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

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

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.