Shopping in Taipei

Probably this is the area of the city where you can see more clearly the Japanese influence. Not just because of the old buildings built by the Japanese during the colonization period, but also because Ximen is somehow a Taiwanese version of the famous Shibuya. A place full of trendy shops, restaurants, deparment stores, cinemas and coffee shops where kill the time any afternoom.

Don't forget to take a look at the back side of the Red House Theater and his European style coffee terraces.