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Originally Posted by Wigs
From these rainy photos, definitely.
Overall just based on photos and streetview I get Singapore meets Tokyo vibes.
The cleanliness, nice landscaping/trees/shrubs and orderliness of Singapore with the more exciting vibe of Tokyo. And the late night markets where everyone is out and about.
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Tokyo has a solid, though relatively small, polished core for being the world’s largest metropolis, especially considering the main mode of transport is overwhelmingly rail. Outside the core, Tokyo tends to be nodal- and arterial-based, and the aesthetics of its built environment as well as the level of vibrancy quite capricious. Though not a perfect comparison, it’s akin to London.
Tokyo’s backstreets resemble alleys but function as residential streets, while Taipei’s residential streets aren’t treated as an afterthought. In fact, the most interesting businesses are probably tucked away in this maze. It’s three-dimensional over a 20-plus-square-mile area with no real center. The entire core is the center, akin to Paris. But even Paris has somewhat of a center of gravity (the Seine).
If I have one criticism of Taipei’s urbanism, it’s less the architecture and more the need for better rail coverage.