When in Tijuana, go party. When in Taipei, go stamping?
Something that I found super cool in Taipei (and Taiwan) is that every single station has their own stamp! When I was in Taipei last year (and this year), I decided to collect all of the unique station stamps that I came across.
Why I LOVE stamping – and why you should too
Stamping is a really great way of participating in “collection culture” without actually accumulating anything you may not want five years from now! I personally carry a journal with me, and that’s where my stamps go. It makes a fun souvenir of the events of the day, and it’s not heavy and won’t take up space in your luggage. Each station design has a unique stamp, reflecting the surrounding area’s unique characteristics. I love looking back at them after a trip, or even just on a random Wednesday! Most importantly, it’s FREE. Most tourist attractions in Taiwan and Japan will have a stamp as stamp culture is very prevalent in these places, so you can go beyond the Metro and collect stamps from museums, hot springs, and parks!
My Stamp Collection
As of February 2025, here are the list of stations I’ve collected a stamp from:
Taoyuan Airport MRT 桃園機場捷運
2 / 22 Stations (9%)
- A01 Taipei Main Station 臺北車站
- A13 Airport Terminal 2 機場第二航廈
Taipei Metro 臺北捷運
38 / 117 Stations (32.5%)
- R28 Tamsui 淡水
- R27 Hongshulin 紅樹林
- R22 Beitou 北投
- R22A Xinbeitou 新北投
- R13 / O11 Minquan West Road 民權西路
- R12 Shuanglian 雙連
- R11 / G14 Zhongshan 中山
- R10 / BL12 Taipei Main Station 臺北車站
- R09 NTU Hospital 台大醫院
- R08 / G10 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall 中正紀念堂
- R07 / O06 Dongmen 東門
- R06 Da’an Park 大安森林公園
- R05 / BR09 Da’an 大安
- R04 Xinyi Anhe 信義安和
- R03 Taipei 101 / World Trade Center 臺北 101 / 世貿
- R02 Xiangshan 象山
- G07 Gongguan 公館
- G08 Taipower Building 臺電大樓
- G11 Xiaonanmen 小南門
- G12 / BL11 Ximen 西門
- G13 Beimen 北門
- G15 / O08 Songjiang Nanjing 松江南京
- G16 / BR11 Nanjing Fuxing 南京復興
- G17 Taipei Arena 臺北小巨蛋
- G18 Nanjing Sanmin 南京三民
- G19 Songshan 松山
- BL10 Longshan Temple 龍山寺
- BL13 Shandao Temple 善導寺
- BL14 / O07 Zhongxiao Xinsheng 忠孝新生
- BL15 / BR10 Zhongxiao Fuxing 忠孝復興
- BL16 Zhongxiao Dunhua 忠孝敦化
- BL17 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 國父紀念堂
- BL18 Taipei City Hall 市政府
- BL22 Nangang 南港
- BL23 / BR24 Nangang Exhibition Center 南港展覽館
- BR12 Zhongshan Junior High School 中山國中
- O10 Zhongshan Elementary School 中山國小
- O12 Daqiaotou 大橋頭