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

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

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

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.