A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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

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

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

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

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

A unique, time-transcending work of art depicting the progress of trade in Singapore.

A abandoned hostel which was once home to Brunei's brightest students and present-day politicians.

This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.

A small section in the Bank of Korea Museum dedicated to the many varieties of the Joseon dynasty’s iconic coinage.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

The headquarters of Korea’s provisional government later became the site of a prominent statesman's assassination.

Visit the real-life site of the fictional pizzeria in Bong Joon-Ho's film Parasite.

Booksellers and public artworks fill this vibrant promenade along the disused railroad tracks.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.