Planning
Taipei to Jiufen
The verified train timetable, the honest bus answer, and the weekend coach rules for getting from Taipei to Jiufen.
Jiufen Guides: Planning From Taipei
The guide set covers the decisions around a day in the hills: getting from Taipei to Jiufen by bus, train or tour, what the old street and the Gold Museum actually offer, how the Shifen and Yehliu circuit fits together, and where the town's famous film rumour stands. Each guide works from the same verified records behind the tour listings.
Getting There And Planning
Planning
Best Time to Visit
Real climate data, month by month, plus the weekend traffic rule most guides miss.
Planning
Free Things to Do
The zero-dollar Jiufen day: streets, portals, views, and the truth about free walking tours.
Jiufen Itself
Jiufen
Old Street guide
The three streets of Jiufen, what is on each, and where the crowd actually stops.
Jiufen
Things to Do in Jiufen
Six redeem-in-place experiences, the free half of the day, and the quiet after the coaches leave.
Jiufen
Jiufen Tea Houses
The only verified teahouse prices in Jiufen, and the NT$700 floor nobody quotes.
Jiufen
Jiufen at Night
What changes in Jiufen after dark, from the end of the control window to the last bus down.
Jiufen
What to Eat in Jiufen
What to eat on Jiufen Old Street: the real menu at A-Mei Tea House, the taro-ball stalls, and the food tours that include a tea tasting.
The Northeast Coast Circuit
Circuit
Shifen Waterfall
Taiwan's largest curtain-type waterfall, and the branch line timetable that actually gets you there.
Circuit
Shifen and Lanterns
The lantern law, the branch railway and the day trip, explained from the statutes and timetables.
Circuit
Jiufen & Shifen Day Plan
A timetable-first plan to visiting Jiufen and Shifen in one day by train, bus or tour.
Circuit
Jinguashi Guide
Gold Museum tickets, hours, the first-Monday closure, and the Golden Waterfall and Yin Yang Sea explained.
Circuit
Keelung and the Coast
The port city, the coast circuit and the only real night market in the region.
Story And Pictures
Stories
Jiufen and Spirited Away
Ghibli denied the Spirited Away link on the record. What Suzuki said, and what still looks like the film.
Stories
Photo Spots
When the town empties, which lane stays quiet, and what the light does, from official sources.