Visit Daegu

Japan's first capital: the Great Buddha of Todai-ji and 1,200 bowing deer in the park around it.

The gilded Toshogu shrine of the Tokugawa shoguns in a cedar forest, with the Kegon waterfall above.

The Great Buddha sitting in the open air, Zen temples and a surf beach, an hour from Tokyo.

Taiwan's old capital: Dutch forts, hundreds of temples and the best street food on the island.

The world's largest car-free old city.

The fiery city of the Meuse: Montagne de Bueren's 374 steps, the Sunday Batte market and Liege waffles.

Hokkaido's southern port: the night view from Mount Hakodate, red-brick warehouses and the morning fish market.

Flemish gables, the Grand Place and the Braderie, Europe's biggest flea market, every first weekend of September.