Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

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

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

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

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.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

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

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