The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

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

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

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

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

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.