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Anonymous11/09/25, 21:35No.2839034East Asian Cities Thread
Discussion of Asian Cities and recommendations on which one to visit next.
I've been to Taipei and Tokyo and thought Taipei was the best city I have been to in the world. The food was great, the people were friendly, and the day trips were so much fun. Looking to go there again next year but am unsure of which city to pair it with. My options are Kyoto, Seoul, and Singapore for about 4-5 days. Looking for a place with solid food, somewhere relatively easy to navigate, and something with just good vibes all around.
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Anon11/11/25, 01:31No.2839343
>Taipei
>great food
Really? I first flew to Taipei from Chiang Mai and found the night market and restaurant offerings to be nowhere near the price, quality and deliciousness I was accustomed to in Thailand.
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Anon11/11/25, 03:20No.2839360
Great pic anon.
I really want to visit Taipei but I just hate the heat and humidity. Is it best visiting in February?
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Anon11/11/25, 10:16No.2839433
I like Hong Kong.
I wouldn't say people are friendly in HK, but i'm kind of a dick myself, so it's freeing to interract with people who are direct.
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Anon11/12/25, 18:52No.2839738
Is Taipei similar to Tokyo? I hear a lot of comparisons that Taiwan likes to Larp as sort of a mini Japan.
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Anon11/13/25, 06:23No.2839909
Can you spoonfeed me your itinerary for Taipei? For a while I've been considering visiting it before China bombs it into oblivion but I'm too lazy to do my own research and defaulting to destinations where I could just improvise.Seoul is cool, plenty to see, the food is cheap and delicious and the alcohol is great. Easy enough to navigate as long as you install naver maps.
Though out of my trip to Korea I liked Jeju much more.
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Anon11/15/25, 06:12No.2840390
Tokyo is comfy but significantly overrated in my opinion, especially the food. It's a pretty chill place though and nice for just walking around everywhere. Kinda boring overall.Kyoto is one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited in my life but the tourists unironically ruin it. It's way above "grumpy anon complains there's other white people there" level, it's just fucking crowds and crowds and crowds everywhere and 90% of the people there are loud Americans or loud Chinese who ruin the atmopshere of the place. I would say, try to visit it out of season.Singapore is worth visiting on a stop-over to somewhere else. You can see the majority of places worth seeing in 3 days tops. I quite enjoyed it, very ambitious place and some interesting architecture and infrastructure. I think it's one of those places that look like the pinnacle of the modern world and everyone should see it once.Bangkok is great and fully recommended. The food is some of the best in the world, great nightlife, and very interesting historical sites (temples, palaces), many fun malls to chill in too. If you are into temples and historical stuff then pair it with Chiang Mai.Seoul is significantly underrated in my opinion. A common complaint I see about it here is "uhhh it wasn't like Tokyo" which I don't even understand. It is true that there is nothing that really stands out about it, but it's a lovely example of a modern city that still has a nice lively vibe to it while not being filled with tourists/geriatrics/minorities. The cuisine is unironically top 3 in the world in my opinion, I found even basic cheap dishes interesting and tasty. It feels quite youthful and I found the nightlife to be significantly better than Tokyo, if that's something you're into. Don't expect too many historical sites and instead enjoy the city life, the markets, the many parks, etc.t. lived in Asia for almost 10 years now
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Anon11/15/25, 06:15No.2840393
Hong Kong is also a great choice. Fantastic views, very unique architecture and city planning, and an interesting insight into what humanity is capable of when forced to build a city in a place like this. I enjoyed it a lot but you don't need a lot of time to see most of it, and it gets tiring after a while due to the chaos everywhere.You may have realized from my posts that I'm a big fan of cities overall, if city life in general doesn't interest you then take my posts with a grain of salt.
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Anon11/15/25, 06:21No.2840397
For cities I DON'T recommend:
Beijing is depressing (but China overall is great, there are jsut many better choices than Beijing)
KL is a boring shithole with weird Muslim laws
Jakarta is a mega fucking shithole with weird Muslim lawsI've never been to Vietnam yet, I really need to go there soon as I've been hearing both good and bad things and want to see what it's really like.
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Anon11/15/25, 08:21No.2840429
I hear its easy as hell to pull in Jakarta.
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Anon11/15/25, 10:50No.2840454
did you get up at 4am in your holidays so that no one is around to take a pic of that stupid dog at shibuya?Out of all the major cities in Asia, I am yet to go to Taipei and Seoul. I will need to tick those places off soon. Shanghai is one place i did quickly but i wish i had more time.
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Anon11/20/25, 12:22No.2841973
Seoul. Kyoto is shit as Tokyo is. Singapore is only good if you are rich and have a girlfriend with you.
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Anon11/20/25, 13:12No.2841980
Might make my own thread for this but do people under 25 in Tokyo just not go outside or something?
I was looking for things to do/subculture scenes etc and everyone in the pictures was in their 30s and 40s, late 20s the absolute youngest. Even overseas touring bands who would usually pull college aged crowds, the Tokyo shows looked like everyone was 27-28+
Whereas I researched similar stuff for Seoul and Bangkok and there was young people in all the pictures
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Anon11/23/25, 14:37No.2842741
Literally every single East Asian country has its own general on this board.
What's the point of this thread?
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Anon11/27/25, 07:31No.2843954
ITT: Japan good, China bad, SEA badlmao
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Anon11/27/25, 07:48No.2843961
did they ban hocking lougies in public in china yet? I'm only going back if spitting in public is punishable by deathnothing makes me hate an entire nationality more than watching them spit on the ground (their ground) in public, absolutely the most vile habit I have witnessed abroad except for khat chewing and betel nut chewing
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Anon11/29/25, 01:41No.2844425
>ITT
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Anon11/30/25, 16:03No.2844842
I have an over 20 day long vacation coming up over Christmas and NYE and am strongly considering spending them in (S)EA.Currently considering the following destinations, as there are direct flight options available from where I live.Singapore/KL
HK/Macau/ShenzhenWhat would you recommend to visit? Warm climate and the option to spend some days relaxing at a beach would be great. I will be going solo and would like to avoid renting a car if possible in order to get around.