This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

This snack factory boasts several tributes to its popular line of rice crackers, including a quasi-shrine.

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

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

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.