Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

Amazingly, this centuries-old wooden monastery is still standing today.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.