XIMENDING 西門町

Ximending as the “Harajuku” of Taipei. The entire area is known as the largest pedestrian area in Taiwan and it packs a powerful punch. On weekday nights and weekends, the trendy streets of Ximending are where you want to be if you are looking for Taipei’s young, hip crowds. Especially on weekend, visitors might see teens and young adults wearing special costumes known as cosplay. This is urban pop culture at its best. Ximending is also a great place for shopping, with thousands of vendors deliver the latest Japanese, Western, and local fashions.

With kitschy restaurants, karaoke, movie theaters, department stores, outdoor food carts, and individual street vendors lining the streets here, Ximending attracts a whopping 3 million shoppers each month. Storefronts are a jumble of colored lights, naked wires, and beautiful works of graffiti. This is where you’ll find tattoo and piercing shops.

You can expect the same things with the vivacious district of Ximending. There are towering billboards everywhere you look and glitzy lights practically light up the entire place. Stores line every street and shops overflow literally from every corner. You could easily strain your neck when you look up at the towering buildings and you will surely be mesmerized by the modern shopping malls that offer a wide arrange of goods like electronic items, personal care stuff, clothing, footwear, bags, souvenirs, Taiwan's traditional handicrafts among others. Anyone with an interest in Japanese culture and modern pop culture in Taiwan will adore the streets of Ximending. It is THE place to hang out in Taipei.

There also have a number of stalls sell different Chinese charms like beads with elegemt design as well as jewellery items that are made of jade. You can also find other traditional items like delicate Chinese scrolls, meticulously prepared bamboo products, and really lovely Chinese watercolour paintings. Some specialty shops just concentrate on pottery and ceramic items like beautiful tea sets that are sold different prices.

In Ximending , the dreams of artists are never far out of reach. Don't miss this unique and trendy part of Taipei when you come to travel Taiwan.