Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

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 giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to halt a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

A stupa built to protect Bhutan from evil forces and help bring peace to the world.

The nation’s first institution dedicated to the conservation of Bhutanese textiles.

The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.

This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.