The 10,000 Torii shrine.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

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

This massive section of quay destroyed by an earthquake is preserved to remember the past.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

This grand temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea is home to a stone pagoda that was build in the 7th century.

All that remains of an ancient royal palace is a water channel that was used for drinking games.

Visiting this grotto is symbolic of a spiritual journey into Nirvana.