Struck out to from Taibei to Jiufen, home of the teahouse that inspired Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. Enchanting textures and vistas abound as well.

Repurposed styrofoam cooler gardens lined the city’s steep footpaths.

Sunlight was also cleverly used – glass-embedded tar roofs provided natural illumination indoors.

residential palette

mountain // \\ town

wheels for the day

tatami for the night

the teahouse

midnight on mountain roads