The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

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

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

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

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.