滞在中3回ほど訪れたお店。入り口のネオンがとても可愛い。地下に降りると明るい店内。台湾アーティストのZINEやオリジナルのアパレル、それにレコード。時々イベントもやってるらしい。 PAR STORE 営業開始：14:00〜

赤峰街にひっそりとある「詩」を専門に取り扱う書店。ここで見つけた窓格子のしおり買っておけばよかったとずっと思ってる。一目惚れしたものは買った方が良い。 詩生活-ig OPEN 14:00〜20:00定休日 火曜

台湾在住の友人に教えてもらった本屋さん兼ギャラリーZINEを「これでもか！」と取り扱っている。京都の恵文社やガケ書房をちょっと思い出した。地下のギャラリーで開催していた写真展、「雪蟲」は見応えがあった。すぐ近くのパイナップルケーキ屋さんも有名。 田園城市生活風格書店-ig

とにかく入りづらい雰囲気。勇気をだして入ると世界観がキマってる。友人はこの書店が一番印象的だと言っていた。私はキラキラ好きの友人にキラキラのお土産を買った。三島由紀夫やアラーキーが好きな人はちょっとドキドキするかもしれない。 Wild flower book store

ラングドシャ屋さんが教えてくれたカフェ。小さな物販コーナーにはチャイナシューズも並ぶという。今度台北に行く際は立ち寄りたい。

京都のトラックメーカーCeeeSTeeがロンドンかどこかのトランスパーティーのフライヤーをまとめたZINEを買っていた。小さいお店だけどいろいろ気になるものが多く、店主のこだわりを感じるセレクト。ZINEも気になるものがあればその場で買うのが良い。 Waitingroom_ig Waitingroom_HP

名前にどきっとするが、その正体は街の公衆トイレ。

友人がフライヤーのデザインがかっこいいと教えてもらったことが最初。台湾に行ったら必ず行ってみたいと思っていたクラブ。人種もジェンダーも職業もなにもかも関係ない空間。これぞクラブ。 FINAL Taipei

台湾の友人が「FINALに行く前にここで一度お酒を飲んでいくといいよ」って教えてくれた。台湾でお酒を飲むのは少しお金がかかることを知る。

この投稿をInstagramで見る 大腸王(@horumonbaby426)がシェアした投稿 - 2020年 4月月11日午後5時01分PDT 街の至る所に大腸王！君は何者？？ 台湾のグラフィティはかっこいいものが多くて少し散歩するだけでも様々なグラフィティを見ることができる。 が、このユルさが個人的にかなりツボだった。帰国してから調べたら有名な方のよう。

散歩の果てにたどり着いた24時間営業の市場。なんとなく選んだ屋台がどうやら人気のお店だったようで、鼻が利く二人。ぷりっぷりの水餃子。ニラがたくさん入ってて美味しかった。また食べたいなあ。また台北に行った時に変わらず営業していますように。鴻水餃牛肉麺営業時間18時〜

水餃子のお店と同じお店。牛肉の出汁が効いてて美味しかった。台湾ビールと一緒にいただいた。鴻水餃牛肉麺営業時間18時〜

オリジナルの香水が作れるらしい。ガイドブックで見て気になっていたけど、結局時間が足りなくて行けなかった。今度台湾にいく機会が会ったら試しに行ってみたい。「自分だけの」というワードにどうも弱い。 LFP香料香水実験室-ig

定休日に行ってしまい、特になにも見れず帰ってきた。。 また開いている時にいってみたい。 松山文創園区-HP 松山文創園区-ig

猫ちゃんに出迎えられた。猫パンチを何発かお見舞いされましたがそれすらもかわいい。友人のトラックメーカーの宣材写真を撮影するのに日本から持って行ったフィルムだけでは心もとなく、ここでKodak社のフィルムを購した。フィルムカメラも沢山取り扱っていて、日本では見たことのないカメラも発見。買って帰りたかったけどグッと我慢。 SNAPPP寫真私館-ig

NC4K in Taipei今回の旅の目的の一つ。京都でよく遊びにいくパーティーの一つ、NC4Kが台北でイベントをすると聞いたのが2019年10月ごろ。「来るやろ？」と言われたので二つ返事で「行きます」と言って本当に来てしまった。イベントだったからいいものの、これが別のシーンだったら多分引かれてる。当日はイベント前日FINALに出演していたDJの共演、台湾のCGデザイナーの方のVJ。京都からきたNC4Kの面々のDJ。どの時間帯も楽しくて最後まであそんだ。台湾の夜は長くてとても楽しい。 NC4K VJ: cry fountain

大好きな青マンゴーを見つけた果物屋さん。滞在していた1月上旬は時期からちょっと外れているので見つけるのが大変だった。日本でも食べれるようにならないかなあ。宮崎に行ったら食べれるのだろうか。

市場から少しだけ離れた場所にある地元の魯肉飯屋さん。この旅初の魯肉飯にテンションが上がった。なんでこんなに美味しいのでしょうか。今年の目標は家で魯肉飯を作れるようになること。

ここで初めて木瓜牛乳（パパイヤミルク）を頼んだ。美味しい。。パパイヤ、砂糖、氷、牛乳というシンプルだけど、美味しい。。。日本ではなかなか飲めないので台湾滞在中4回くらい飲んだ。ちなみにパパイヤ単体で食べるならライムを絞って食べるのがおすすめ。

大人も子どもも楽しいよね。日本の縁日を思い出す。

ちょっとだけ大きい小籠包。ちょっとだけ小さい肉まん。一つから買えるので食べ歩きにも良し。並んでいる時間も店員さんの手捌きをみてるだけで結構高まる。

I found the Almond tea quite addicting.

Tropical and Smooth: the papaya milk drink

The spice is irresistible Dà jī pái, a giant Taiwanese fried chicken

I could keep eating this forever It looks like a bigger soup dumpling (Xiao Long Bao)

Taiwanese style hamburger The combination of the braised pork belly and cilantro is the best.

--- In early January 2020, I went to Taipei, which I've always wanted to go since my last visit 6 years ago. I stayed in Taipei for 5 nights and 6 days to mainly look around the city on foot, which I couldn't do much 6 years ago. I made this map by following my inspiration that I felt during my stay in Taipei. The visuals are inspired by the variety of ZINEs I've seen in Taipei bookstores, creatives in the city, and the music I hear in Taipei Clubs and stores. If you zoom the map, it will become an area map, access map, or even one page of a magazine. Also, if you look at the whole, it represents the city of Taipei.

Have you ever heard "Green Mangoes"? It is very sour, and you don't taste any sweetness. The sourness is too extreme that people either love it or hate it. In Japan, we say the taste of love is lemons, but in Taiwan, it seems to be green mangoes. Even though the sourness hits you first, when the mango flavor precedes the sourness, it becomes delicious. The flesh is a beautiful yellow-green color, and it's firm. I've never found it in Japan, I've only seen it in tropical countries. I really love this fruit. The first time I ate was when I was 5 years old in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. A group of residents was eating blue mangoes, and I joined in the circle. From that time on, I was entirely captivated by the green mango. I was looking forward to eating many during this stay in Taiwan, but the season for green mangoes is from April to June. How bad timing... I searched around the night markets and markets in Taipei, hoping that there might be places for sale. After a long search, finally, green mangoes showed up in front of me with a smile! I found them piled up in one corner of Jungmei Night Market! They were radiant look like jewels! I bought them as many as I could put in my purse thinking of having them for breakfast the next morning, but will my friend like it? My friend and I woke up a little late the following day. We were at the veranda looking at the city of Taipei and tried a green mango. At that moment, the feeling as if my missing soul had returned hit me. The sour taste blew up my drowsiness. No matter when I eat, it's sour, and I really love it because it makes me focus on how I'm feeling. As I was biting over the joy of green mango, my friend screamed, "It's sour! But it's so good!" She seemed to like it.

People have been talking about the nightclub "FINAL Taipei" in Kyoto because of the flyers made by the Taiwanese artist, EG Huang (@eg____ge), a member of acid graphics (#acidgraphix), are really cool. The brochure represents clubs and events' ambiance, so I'd been interested in the club. The place is located in the middle of Daan Station and Zhongxiao Fukou Station. If you are not careful, you may pass it by. I took the stairs from the front to the basement. The path to the basement was illuminated in red, and I could feel that I was getting excited. How they created the ambiance was just perfect. The basement was divided into two floors; the bar and the main floor with the DJ booth. That day, hard techno of BPM 130 or more was on. The ceiling is high, and the floor was filled with fog that it hid my neighbors. The lighting was only the two red lines drawn behind the DJ booth. It wasn't an ample space, but it felt like the sound came down from the ceiling like rain because of the height. It was a great experience, and all the customers were purely enjoying the music. This club has become one of the places I would definitely like to come on the next visit to Taipei.

The day of January 11, 2020, became a very historical day for Taiwan. It was the day of the presidential election of Taiwan. There are two major candidates, Ts'ai Ing-wen from the Democratic Progressive Party and Han Kuo-yu from the Taiwan Nationalist Party. The future of Taiwan would be significantly influenced by which candidate selected. Taiwan's election system is much more restrictive than Japan. One of them is that you cannot vote unless you have a permanent residence. Furthermore, unlike Japan, there is no early voting, meaning that people can only vote on January 11. Due to this constraint, many Taiwanese who were abroad were returning to the country for this election. As a result, the voter turnout reached a record high of 74.9%, and Ts'ai Ing-wen was re-elected with over half the support. On the day before the election, Ts'ai Ing-wen made a speech, and I was particularly impressed by the part where she addressed; Democracy didn't fall from the sky. It is rooted in this land because of the countless conflicts and struggles of many people to die. As a result, we have a democratic life. Her speech was an eye-opener to me. I happened to be born and raised in a country that chose Democracy, and I had been taking it for granted. If I think carefully, as Ms. Ts'ai mentioned, the life I have now is the result of many who risked their lives to fight for Democracy. I felt ashamed. Of course, I think many Taiwanese in their 20s, like me, hadn't been aware of "the root of our everyday life." It takes little energy to focus on those things. However, I am sure that they started thinking about the city or country they live in, triggered by the demo in Hong Kong that gathered more than 1million protesters in 2019. And many would have realized that Taiwan shouldn't bleed just like Hong Kong did. Can you imagine what's it like when the country is continuously under the pressure of having the greatest enemy right next to it? I thought about that with a friend, but I couldn't express it well. Taiwan chose "democracy" by themselves. If they don't select and make decisions, it will be easily taken away. It may look like an exceptional environment only happening in Hong Kong or Taiwan, but I think this is something I can, Japan can, and we all can relate to. Even in the society around us, if we speak up, there are things that we can maintain or make a change for the better. Through the presidential elections in Taiwan, I strongly felt that I couldn't just keep saying, "I don't know."

This is where I was carried away by the exhibition of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a movie director from Thailand. I want to take more time to look around the next time.

This is where NC4K throws a party. Has a significant sound effect.

Picking up my favorite pair of shoes, just like when I pick up flowers. Traditional Chinese shoes are available here to make your life more colorful and bright. Pick yours for a picnic in spring, to style up on a summer day, and for going for a drive autumn.

I love the spice, star anise A rice bowl with pork

The soup is the key of this dish. Pulled chicken rice bowl

The next time, I want to try the flat noodle. There are many types of noodles.

The tast of chinese chive makes it great

Taiwanese savory sticky rice I like the ingredients cut in big pieces

Great for your breakfast Porridge

Unforgettable taste. Taiwanese style stuffed dumplings

台北は今、驚くべき速さで進化しています。その過程で「まるで〇〇のよう」とは形容しがたい、台北独自のカルチャーが次々と生み出されています。ファッション、アート、音楽、ナイトマーケット…。そういった台北のカルチャーを幅広く辿るマップを制作しました。台北の何がユニークなのか。何が台北を台北たらしめているのか。歩きやすい靴で、台北の旅をぜひお楽しみください。

最終日の飛行機に間にあうギリギリの時間に30分間だけ滑り込んできた。大きい荷物はカウンターの中で預かってくれる。どこまでも優しい。たまたま開催されていたAwardの受賞作品の一つでは思わず息を飲んだ。もっともっとゆっくり来たかった。