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Cities, islands and regions across Asia, selected for their culture, design, hospitality and way of life.
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JapanTokyoA city of contrasts: dense business districts, historic shrines and quiet residential streets.Explore →
Hong KongA harbour city of grand hotels, seven three-star restaurants, a new waterfront museum district and a ferry.Explore →
ThailandBangkokThailand’s river capital: the Grand Palace and Wat Pho on the east bank, Wat Arun opposite.Explore →
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IndiaRishikeshWhere the Ganges leaves the Himalayan foothills: ashrams and evening aarti, the Beatles Ashram.ChinaSanyaThe beach city at the southern tip of Hainan Island, with resorts on Haitang Bay.
South KoreaSeoulKorea’s capital of Joseon palaces, hanok lanes and a Michelin-starred Gangnam.
JapanSeto Inland SeaJapan's slow-travel sea: the Naoshima and Teshima art islands.
ChinaShanghaiChina’s river-port metropolis: the Bund and Pudong skyline, shikumen lanes in the former French Concession.
ChinaShenzhenA young Pearl River Delta city on the Hong Kong border, known for supertall hotel towers.
CambodiaSiem ReapThe gateway to Angkor: Angkor Wat, the faces of the Bayon and temples in the forest.
SingaporeSingaporeA compact city-state of gardens, hawker food, leading restaurants and landmark hotels.
CambodiaSouthern CambodiaCambodia's south-west coast and hills: a private island beside Ream National Park, the crab town of Kep.
Sri LankaSri LankaAn island of ruined capitals, a living Dutch fort, tea-covered hills and leopard country.
ChinaSuzhouThirty minutes from Shanghai by train: nine UNESCO-listed classical gardens, a canal street.
TaiwanTaiwanAn island of hot springs, forest railways, night markets and bold new architecture.
JapanTohokuJapan's north-east: six prefectures of mountains, onsen and festivals.JapanTokyoA city of contrasts: dense business districts, historic shrines and quiet residential streets.
UzbekistanUzbekistanThe Silk Road in tile and brick: Samarkand's Registan, Bukhara's old town and Khiva's walled Itchan Kala.
ChinaXi’anChina's old imperial capital: the Terracotta Army, a 14-kilometre Ming wall and the start of the Silk Road.