As far as it was possible, I travel happily inexpensively!!
TAIWAN Travel Bsaeball Travel in 2015access
LCC(Low Cost Carrier) have become popular in East Asia, and it has become possible to travel from JAPAN to TAIWAN easily and cheaply.
I have been to KAOHSIUNG(高雄) before, but I never visited TAIPEI(台北).
Under such circumstances, The international baseball tournament (WBSC Premier12) was newly established, and the qualifying round was held in TAIPEI(台北).
I decided to travel to main TAIPEI(台北) to watch a baseball game.
After that, I took a bus from the airport to near Taipei Main Station.
Late at night, the area around TAIPEI STATION was quiet.
Since I arrived late at night, I decided to save money and spend the night in the sauna.
Local restaurant was open near the sauna, so I have a late dinner here.
I ordered Minced Pork Rice(魯肉飯/Lurou fan) and Wonton Noodles(雲呑麺/Wonton mein).
And I arrived at the SAUNA(金年華三温暖/JinNianHua SAUNA) that I had checked
in advance.
※There is information that the sauna here is closed(As of August 2022)...
Of course, there was no need to make a reservation, and I was able to take a bath and sleep in the nap space.
The bathing fee is about NT$600(≒2,100yen) for 12hours.
I couldn't get a good night's sleep, so I woke up earlier than planned and left the sauna before 9:00...
When I was walking down the street, I noticed that the sports dubroid newspaper had a WBSC Premier 12 feature, so I bought it.
After leaving the SAUNA, I headed to...
ALPHA Photo Studio(阿法写真館).
I heard that TAIWAN is famous for Changing photography, so I try transvestite once.
I feel like I have a little bit of myself, but it's changed quite a bit...
By the way, I spent 15,000yen(JP) on this... and the shooting time etc was about 3 hours.
In the afternoon, I finally arrived at the hotel.
The name of this hotel is InPage Hotel.
I made a reservation on “Booking.com” and it was about 3,000yen(JP).
The room is small, but privacy is guaranteed.
Enough for me...!?
And Toilets and showers are shared.
After completing the hotel check-in procedure, I was hungry, so I went
out for a meal while taking a walk around the hotel.
here was a restaurant making WONTONS that looked delicious.
so I decided to eat there.
Japanese I felt it...The noodles tasted like Japanese UDON.
I didn't have anything to do on this day, so I try “TAIWAN style shampoo”
I'm a guy with short hair, so it didn't look cute.
So I searched for a YouTube and found that a Taiwanese actress who is active in Japan introduced “TAIWAN style shampoo”
As you can see in the photo above, the price was NT$230(≒800yen).
However, my friend's wife said, "Isn't it a little expensive? But it's the central TAIPEI, so I wonder if it's worth that much."
By the way, I have a Japanese friend who lives in TAIPEI, and he married a Taiwanese lady.
I had promised to have dinner with them at night.
Of course, I left the restaurant up to them and they took me to this restaurant.
The restaurant is called Zhang Bai Xiao Guan(長白小館), and my friend said it was a very famous restaurant.
In this way, you can arrange the sauce to your liking.
And this hot pot (菜酸白肉鍋/CaiSuan BaiRou Guo)was also delicious!!
After that, we went to a friend's area and had a late party at a seafood
restaurant.
After saying goodbye to my friend, I dropped in TAIWANESE YOSHINOYA(吉野家) on my way back to the hotel.
Late-night restaurants have a strange atmosphere in any country...
And TAIWANESE YOSHINOYA seemed to have more menus than JAPANESE YOSHINOYA.
I went to bed late, so I woke up late.
And the expected hangover...Anyway...I just want something to drink...hahaha...
So instead of breakfast, I decided to go to a milk tea restaurant called “WuShi lan/50嵐”, which my friend's wife told me about.
And this milk tea restaurant is everywhere in TAIPEI.
I ordered with "half sugar(半糖)" recommended by my friend's wife.
Taiwanese milk tea with tapioca is very popular in JAPAN.
After that, I decided to drop in National Palace Museum(故宮博物院/Gugong Bowuyuan)before the game.
Because, fortunately, TIANMU STADIUM(天母球場/Tianmu Bangqiu Chang)and the PNational Palace Museum, the venues for tonight's match, were close to each other
For the time being, I was satisfied to watch famous “Meat Shaped Stone” and “Jadeite Cabbage”...And above all, this museum is huge!!
I was exhausted by the end of the museum...haha...
After that, I walk to TIANMU STADIUM.
On the way, we passed a place like a luxury residential area.
After walking for over an hour, I arrived at TIANMU STADIUM.
As soon as I arrived, the rain I was most afraid of was falling.
But the rain has stopped somehow...
Play Ball!!
I watch this game from the cheap seats(NT$800≒2,500yen)on the 2nd floor.
there was a crowd of people at the commentary seats that I could see from the 2nd floor.
When I looked closely, I could watch SADAHARU OH, and there was a line of people waiting to shake his hand.
SADAHARU OH responded to the handshake at the timing of the change of the inning and responded, "Let's watch carefully during the game."
The game ended with Japan's victory thanks to SYO NAKATA home run and walk-off hits from the FIGHTERS!!
After the game, we will stop by the SHILIN NIGHT MARKET(士林夜市/SHILIN YESHI),which is easily accessible from the subway station, and have a victory celebration.
At SHILIN NIGHT MARKET, I shared a table with two Japanese University students.
When I talked to them, they said that they have been studying in Taiwan since high school.
I was surprised that they had studied abroad since high school...!?
I returned to the hotel in high spirits, and the excitement of winning made me want to drink more, so I decided to have a drink near the hotel...But But it's so quiet at night...
I asked a hotel employee, "Can I drink near the hotel?"
He replied, "I think there is a bar at the XINEN(西門), which is about a 15-minute walk away," so I headed for the XINEN(西門).
XINEN(西門) was easy to understand for me, a Japanese who can read Chinese characters(漢字:CH:Hanzi/JP:KanJi) .
I wanted to drink a few drinks at bar, but this place was not like that, it was like night market(street food) area.
And the biggest problem was the no toilets...So I didn't stay long and returned to my hotel.
And this XINEN(西門)...Maybe...I felt that it is the gay town.
When I got up in the morning and went to a convenience store, I found that
the previous night's game was on the front page of the newspaper.
so I bought it and found that Japan's victory was also covered in the
article.
When I was walking around to eat brunch, I found CoCo ICHIBANYA(CoCo壱番屋).
CoCo ICHIBANYA(CoCo壱番屋) is a very popular curry restaurant in Japan, we(Japanese) call "COCO-ICHI".
It looked interesting so I decided to enter.
I thought, "I want something that doesn't exist in Japan..."
there was a food called "MAPO CURRY"
MAPO TOFU(麻婆豆腐/MAPO DOUFU) is very popular and famous in Japan too.
However, I couldn't get a good image of the combination of curry and mapo tofu, so I ordered an omelet curry that looked delicious.
By the way, JAPANESE COCO-ICHI has "scrambled egg curry".
I kind of regretted not taking the adventure...hahaha...
I didn't have anything to do until baseball time, so I took a walk and
found a fashionable area, so so I entered here.
Probably,The old factory or warehouse that was fashionably renovated into
a shopping mall or event venue.
I didn't know if it was a special exhibition or a permanent exhibition, I got the impression that most of the works I saw that day were contemporary art by young artists.
And then to the stadium...I enjoyed this day from the observation of practice.
It's an international match...
ATUYA FURUTA(Old Swallows excellent catcher)
and major scouts were also there.
Japan won the game this day too.
Looking back on the way back, TAOYUAN STADIUM(桃園国際棒球場/Taoyuan Bangqiu Chang) was illuminated and it was very beautiful.
Actually, this day was the last day of the travel...
I have to go to the airport after this, but I had some time so I went to a restaurant near the stadium.
Coincidentally, there were Japanese students who were going back to the hotel near the airport after, and I had a victory party with them.
The restaurant had a great atmosphere...
We mainly ordered skewers.
As the flight time approached, I asked the staff to call a taxi for me to go to the airport.
<FIN>
I have been to KAOHSIUNG(高雄) before, but I never visited TAIPEI(台北).
Under such circumstances, The international baseball tournament (WBSC Premier12) was newly established, and the qualifying round was held in TAIPEI(台北).
I decided to travel to main TAIPEI(台北) to watch a baseball game.
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TRAVEL STORY
I arrived at TAIPEI(TAOYUAN AIRPORT) after AM1:00 when the date changed...
Late at night, the area around TAIPEI STATION was quiet.
Since I arrived late at night, I decided to save money and spend the night in the sauna.
Local restaurant was open near the sauna, so I have a late dinner here.
Of course, there was no need to make a reservation, and I was able to take a bath and sleep in the nap space.
The bathing fee is about NT$600(≒2,100yen) for 12hours.
I couldn't get a good night's sleep, so I woke up earlier than planned and left the sauna before 9:00...
After leaving the SAUNA, I headed to...
I heard that TAIWAN is famous for Changing photography, so I try transvestite once.
By the way, I spent 15,000yen(JP) on this... and the shooting time etc was about 3 hours.
I made a reservation on “Booking.com” and it was about 3,000yen(JP).
Enough for me...!?
Japanese I felt it...The noodles tasted like Japanese UDON.
I'm a guy with short hair, so it didn't look cute.
So I searched for a YouTube and found that a Taiwanese actress who is active in Japan introduced “TAIWAN style shampoo”
As you can see in the photo above, the price was NT$230(≒800yen).
However, my friend's wife said, "Isn't it a little expensive? But it's the central TAIPEI, so I wonder if it's worth that much."
By the way, I have a Japanese friend who lives in TAIPEI, and he married a Taiwanese lady.
I had promised to have dinner with them at night.
Of course, I left the restaurant up to them and they took me to this restaurant.
I went to bed late, so I woke up late.
And the expected hangover...Anyway...I just want something to drink...hahaha...
After that, I decided to drop in National Palace Museum(故宮博物院/Gugong Bowuyuan)before the game.
Because, fortunately, TIANMU STADIUM(天母球場/Tianmu Bangqiu Chang)and the PNational Palace Museum, the venues for tonight's match, were close to each other
I was exhausted by the end of the museum...haha...
After that, I walk to TIANMU STADIUM.
When I looked closely, I could watch SADAHARU OH, and there was a line of people waiting to shake his hand.
SADAHARU OH responded to the handshake at the timing of the change of the inning and responded, "Let's watch carefully during the game."
The game ended with Japan's victory thanks to SYO NAKATA home run and walk-off hits from the FIGHTERS!!
When I talked to them, they said that they have been studying in Taiwan since high school.
I was surprised that they had studied abroad since high school...!?
I returned to the hotel in high spirits, and the excitement of winning made me want to drink more, so I decided to have a drink near the hotel...But But it's so quiet at night...
I asked a hotel employee, "Can I drink near the hotel?"
He replied, "I think there is a bar at the XINEN(西門), which is about a 15-minute walk away," so I headed for the XINEN(西門).
And the biggest problem was the no toilets...So I didn't stay long and returned to my hotel.
And this XINEN(西門)...Maybe...I felt that it is the gay town.
CoCo ICHIBANYA(CoCo壱番屋) is a very popular curry restaurant in Japan, we(Japanese) call "COCO-ICHI".
It looked interesting so I decided to enter.
However, I couldn't get a good image of the combination of curry and mapo tofu, so I ordered an omelet curry that looked delicious.
By the way, JAPANESE COCO-ICHI has "scrambled egg curry".
I kind of regretted not taking the adventure...hahaha...
ATUYA FURUTA(Old Swallows excellent catcher)
Actually, this day was the last day of the travel...
<FIN>
TRAVEL DATE
| DAY：1 | TOKYO(NARITA)→TAIPEI |
|---|---|
| DAY：2 | TAIPEI |
| DAY：3 | TAIPEI(TAOYUAN) |
| DAY：4 | TAOYUAN→NARITA |
| 航空券情報 | ■Outbound: I bought it at Vanilla Air in beginning of September for 9,300 yen. |
| ■Return: I bought it at Tiger Air in early September for TWD2,208(≒7,800yen). |
