How to Distinguish
- The domain is .tw
- Roadside bollards with red dots(by Geotips )
- Major convenience stores like Hi-Life and OK Mart
- Red and yellow lines are used on roads
- Diagonal striped utility poles
- Concrete block walls and retaining walls are common
Signs you can find
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Hi-Life and Family Mart often show store names in Japanese style(References FamilyMart Taiwan). Store names often include area and street names, which can narrow down locations. OK Mart is also a Taiwan clue.
Roads often use red or yellow lines. Like Korea, utility poles use diagonal stripes.
Distinctive road signs appear.
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The first letter near the base of the pole plate indicates latitude: closer to “A” means farther north, closer to “W” means farther south.
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Area codes increase as you move south (source: By Postal zone of Taiwan.svg: Fizikanauk, Luuvathis file: Furfur - This file was derived from: Postal zone of Taiwan.svg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons).
Lowlands get warmer as you go south, so palm trees become more common. In mountainous areas, they often disappear.


