Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This is one really big nut.

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

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

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

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.