How to Have a Spirited Away Day Trip in Juifen | jiufen spirited away
Taiwanholdsamultitudeofdelights;whateverkindoftravelleryouare,beitahiker,afoodie,orahistorybuff,there’ssomethingincrediblewaitinginTaiwantobediscovered.It’sherereadyandwaitingforyou.IntheearliestplanningstagesofourTaiwanitinerary,therewasoneplacethatwasfirmlyonthere:Jiufen(pronouncedjo-fun).WhenitcomestothingstodoinTaipei[1],Jiufenshouldbeatthetopofyourlist.ThefirstweheardaboutJiufenwasayearagowhentheworldfoundoutthatthebathhouseinSpiritedAwaywasinspiredbythebeautifulteahouseinatinylittlemou...
Taiwan holds a multitude of delights; whatever kind of traveller you are, be it a hiker, a foodie, or a history buff, there’s something incredible waiting in Taiwan to be discovered.
It’s here ready and waiting for you. In the earliest planning stages of our Taiwan itinerary, there was one place that was firmly on there: Jiufen (pronounced jo-fun).
When it comes to things to do in Taipei[1], Jiufen should be at the top of your list.
The first we heard about Jiufen was a year ago when the world found out that the bathhouse in Spirited Away was inspired by the beautiful teahouse in a tiny little mountain village in Taiwan, which is easy to visit provided you take the right tour.
We didn’t expect, when we finally had the chance to go, that not only was this teahouse very much an inspiration for Hayao Miyazaki, but that beyond the teahouse, in the surrounding areas and the market around it, the nearby mines and tunnels that we also visited reminded us of ...