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

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

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

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Russian spa's bronze monument to enemas.

A uniquely authentic display of traditional Russian culture.

A 360 degree battlefield experience.

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

The Nazis lost more men trying to take this Russian-held Stalingrad apartment block than they did when taking Paris.

An abandoned town of skeletal wooden homes.

Monastery complex at the location where bodies of the executed Romanov royal family were discovered.

Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.

This Russian diner is staffed entirely by twins.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

This remote lake in Siberia supposedly contains a fearsome sea monster.