Chongqing is not laid out in blocks but in flights of steps. A three-hour descent from the cliff lane to the river, taken at the pace the stairs allow. CN: 重庆的梯坎：从山城巷走到长江边
The fast trains pass Kakegawa, Toyohashi and Ōgaki without slowing. Two days on the slow Shinkansen, and the towns in between turn out to be the itinerary. JP: こだましか停まらない町で降りる
A slow river bend below limestone cliffs, a cave with almost two kilometers of ladders, and garlic in nearly everything — Danyang, two hours from Seoul. KO: 단양 이틀, 강과 절벽 그리고 마늘
Under elevated roads and beside parking lots, Seoul's gisa sikdang feed the drivers first. The food is honest, fast, and almost never on a visitor's list. KO: 기사식당, 서울이 가장 빨리 먹는 밥
Behind Qingdao's beer street lies an old town built from the liyuan — European facades wrapped around Chinese courtyards, still lived in, still pouring tea. CN: 青岛里院：啤酒街背后的老城院子
In much of Japan the bus fare grows as you ride, and a paper slip you take on the way in decides what you owe on the way out. JP: バスの整理券と、降りるときに払う運賃