Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

A serene mountaintop temple complex featuring one big, bronze Buddha.

This giant fashion model is one of the most beloved symbols of Nagoya.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

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

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

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

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

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