Category: Asia

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia

Winter of Otaru Canal

Otaru (Japanese: 小樽) is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture (後志総合振興局), Hokkaido (北海道), Japan. Constructed in 1914 and opened in 1923, Otaru Canal (小樽運河) was a central part of the city's busy port in the first half of the 20th century.

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Tastes of Otaru Triangle Market

Otaru (Japanese: 小樽) is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture (後志総合振興局), Hokkaido (北海道), Japan. Otaru Triangle Market (小樽三角市場) is located between Otaru Station and National Highway No. 5, a good place to taste the seafood of Hokkaido.

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Green leaves in the snow

Niseko (Japanese: ニセコ) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture (虻田郡), Hokkaido, Japan. There are many ski hotels around Niseko Ski Resort, the hotel where Choumeizai stays is located next to the ski resort, quite remote but far from the hustle and bustle.

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Railway Bento of Fenqihu

Fenqihu (Chinese: 奮起湖) is a settlement in Zhuqi Township (竹崎鄉), Chiayi County (嘉義縣), Taiwan. Fenqihu is a railway town on the Alishan Forest Railway (阿里山森林鐵道) and is known for their railway bento (鐵路便當), Choumeizai has tried one.

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Fenqihu the mountain town

Fenqihu (Chinese: 奮起湖) is a settlement in Zhuqi Township (竹崎鄉), Chiayi County (嘉義縣), Taiwan. Fenqihu is a railway town on the Alishan Forest Railway (阿里山森林鐵道) and is known for their old street, natural scenery and railway bento (便當).

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Four Four South Village in Taipei

Four Four South Village (Chinese: 四四南村) is located in Xinyi District (信義區), Taipei City (台北市), Taiwan. The village is the first military dependents village (眷村) built by the government of the Republic of China after it moved to Taiwan.

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Night Market next to university

Shida Night Market (Chinese: 師大夜市) is a night market in Da'an District (大安區), Taipei (台北), Taiwan. It is located near National Taiwan Normal University (臺灣師範大學), whose name in Chinese is pronounced phonetically as Shida.

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Wulai Volandourai: Delicacies

Wulai (Chinese: 烏來) is a mountain indigenous district in southern New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. The hotel where houmeizai lives in Wulai is amongst the most luxurious and the dinner provided by the hotel is excellent and impressive.

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Wulai Volandourai: Accommodation

Wulai (Chinese: 烏來) is a mountain indigenous district in southern New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Wulai is famous for its hot springs, so there are many hot spring hotels in this area, the one Choumeizai talking about here is amongst the most luxurious.

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Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei

Yau Ma Tei Tin Hau Temple (Chinese: 油麻地天后廟) is a temple complex in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The temple was built by local water residents in 1865. After being destroyed by a typhoon in 1874, it was rebuilt at its current location in 1876.

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Backbone of a big dragon

Dragon's Back (Chinese: 龍脊) is a mountain ridge in southeastern Hong Kong Island that passes through Shek O Peak (打爛埕頂山). Shek O Peak is 284m in height, and it is the tallest hill along the Dragon's Back trail.

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Gili Islands: Simon's Reef

Gili Islands (Indonesian: Tiga Gili) are an archipelago located just off the northwest coast of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Scuba diving around Gilis is common, Choumeizai will introduce Simon's Reef here, one of the popular diving sites of Gili Islands.

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Gili Islands: Shark Point

Gili Islands (Indonesian: Tiga Gili) are an archipelago located just off the northwest coast of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Scuba diving around Gilis is common, Choumeizai will introduce Shark Point here, one of the popular diving sites of Gili Islands.

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Beautiful blue of Gili Islands

Gili Islands (Indonesian: Tiga Gili) are an archipelago located just off the northwest coast of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Gili Islands are composed of three small islands: Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air, all islands are popular tourist destinations.

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Resort on the top of Wulai Waterfall

Wulai (Chinese: 烏來) is a mountain indigenous district in southern New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Wulai is famous for its hot springs, sightseeing and aboriginal culture. Wulai Waterfall (烏來瀑布) and Yun Hsien Resort (雲仙樂園) are the major scenic spots in Wulai.

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Photo collection of Niseko

Niseko (Japanese: ニセコ) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture (虻田郡), Hokkaido, Japan. Niseko refers to a wider area of ski resorts encompassing Hokkaido's Mount Yotei (羊蹄山), Choumeizai will share some photos taken in the ski resort here.

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Mount Yotei the Yezo Fuji

Mount Yotei (Japanese: 羊蹄山), literally means ‘sheep-hoof mountain’, is an active stratovolcano located in Shikotsu-Toya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園), Hokkaido, Japan. With an elevation of 1,898 meters, Mount Yotei is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

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Ski resort of Niseko

Niseko (Japanese: ニセコ) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture (虻田郡), Hokkaido, Japan. To overseas tourists, Niseko is not only a municipal area, it also refers to a wider area of ski resorts encompassing Hokkaido's Mount Yotei (羊蹄山).

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Lixia Pavilion of Daming Lake

Daming Lake (Chinese: 大明湖), literally means 'Lake of the Great Splendour', is a lake located in the city of Jinan (濟南), Shandong Province (山東省), China. Lixia Pavilion (Chinese: 歷下亭) is located on an island off the lake's east shore.

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