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![[Illustrative] Ivar Coffee House](/api/images/entities/kaohsiung-tw-c43abd08df14/hero.webp)
Illustrative Ival Coffee at No. 136 Siwei 3rd Road in Kaohsiung's Lingya District is a cat-café where feline managers roam among country-style seating. Guests sip rich coffee while petting resident cats — a cozy blend of caffeine and companionship. The menu focuses on coffee, milk tea, and light sweets, with an average spend around NT$120. There is a minimum drink order and a 30% discount on refills; no service charge. A relaxed haven for pet lovers seeking a comfortable coffee break.
![[Illustrative] Dream Forest Residence](/api/images/entities/chiayi-c-tw-8fd62c65b447/hero.webp)
Illustrative Zhu-meng Sen-ju (Dream-building Forest Dwelling) sits beside Yun-shui Stream in Shen-keng Village, Zhong-pu Township, Chiayi County. Originally an abandoned betel-nut orchard, years of restoration have turned it into a nature-ecology-themed family camping park. Clean, comfortable RV trailers come with air conditioning and separate wet/dry bathrooms, plus skylights for stargazing. Activities are diverse: ecological tours, DIY crafts, tree climbing, rock climbing, lazy-river water-gun battles, ai-yu jelly DIY, and small-animal feeding, for kids and adults to experience together. An open-air restaurant serves home-style dishes featuring mountain produce so families can enjoy good food in nature. The atmosphere is warm and educational, suiting travelers seeking easy camping, family interaction, and environmental learning.
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![[Illustrative] Bantao Kiln Koji Ceramic Art Park](/api/images/entities/chiayi-c-tw-3afb4333bd6e/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Bantao Kiln Koji Ceramic Art Park
Ban-tao-yao Ko-chih Cut-and-paste Craft Park in Xin-gang Township, Chiayi County, blends traditional ko-chih pottery (cut-and-paste) craft with family DIY experiences. The grounds center on painted pottery shards, mosaic collage, and a giant cat station, offering pottery painting, collage, and figurine coloring activities, plus a mini-train, sandpit, and bumper cars for family fun. Tickets run about NT$100, with food, beverage, and DIY discounts available. The natural forested garden blends Chinese and Japanese architectural styles, merging art appreciation with recreation.
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![[Illustrative] Hinoki Train](/api/images/entities/chiayi-c-tw-b3109b5d2a52/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Hinoki Train
Huo-lai-jia-yi Cypress Train is Taiwan's only cypress-built themed train, operating at the Alishan Forest Railway Garage Park in Chiayi. The route runs between Chiayi Station and Bei-men Station with single-trip tickets at NT$100 (round trip NT$150, free for children under six). The ride lasts about 10 minutes, passing sights like the Sleeping Forest, Garage Park, Chiayi Lumber Mill, and Chiayi Museum, while passengers take in the cypress aroma and retro vibe inside the carriage. It runs Saturdays and Sundays, perfect for family fun and experiencing Taiwan's forest-railway culture.
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![[Illustrative] Hinoki Village](/api/images/entities/chiayi-c-tw-2d148984dbbc/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Hinoki Village
Hui-yi Sen-huo Village at the corner of Gong-he Road and Lin-sen East Road in Chiayi's East District spans about 3.4 hectares and is Taiwan's first forest-themed creative park. The grounds preserve 29 Japanese-era cypress dormitories built between 1914 and 1943, forming Taiwan's largest and best-preserved group of wooden Japanese-style buildings - stepping in feels like traveling back to Japanese-era Alishan forestry life. Beyond historic buildings, the park offers wide lawns, ponds, and plantings, plus indoor workshops and exhibition spaces for family activities and woodworking DIY. Pet-friendly with flat lawns and paths, it suits walking dogs. Open year-round and free (10:00-18:00, no admission), it's one of Chiayi's most popular family summer-cooling and cultural-experience spots.
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![[Illustrative] Xinxin Cement Forest Park Tourism Factory](/api/images/entities/chiayi-c-tw-65ff6efc454e/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Xinxin Cement Forest Park Tourism Factory
Xin-xin Cement Sen-huo-yuan Tourist Factory in Fan-lu Township, Chiayi County, was an abandoned cement plant transformed in 2020 into Taiwan's first cement-themed tourist factory. The park blends factory tours, indoor and outdoor family play zones, and creative DIY, with concrete succulent pots, Moai planters, digital interactions, ball pits, slides, and concrete-flavored soft serve plus a cafe. Admission is NT$50; free for under-2s, over-65s, and people with disabilities, and the ticket can offset some merchandise. Free parking; open Wednesday to Sunday 09:30-16:00, closed Monday and Tuesday. Great for kids to learn industrial history with creative hands-on activities - both educational and entertaining.
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![[Illustrative] Rhinoceros Beetle Farm](/api/images/entities/chiayi-c-tw-d8bf5f067152/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Rhinoceros Beetle Farm
Du-jiao-xian (Rhinoceros Beetle) Leisure Farm in Zhong-pu Township, Chiayi County, spans about 7 hectares and is one of Chiayi's most popular family farms. The grounds offer wide grasslands, a grass-sled slope, sandpit, electric-car track, archery, and an animal feeding zone, where kids can ride ponies, feed cows and sheep, observe various small animals, and tour the insect house. The farm runs a mini-train, offers free ecological guided tours, and serves tasty fresh-milk steamed buns and creamy milk soft serve (NT$80 minimum spend in the food area). Admission is NT$150 (free under 4), with free parking. Suited to ages 3 and up, the farm offers diverse interactive experiences for families to play in nature.
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![[Illustrative] Pink Cow Park](/api/images/entities/chiayi-c-tw-9a425a7c3fae/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Pink Cow Park
Fen-niu Paradise (formerly Lu-ying Ranch) in Zhong-pu Township, Chiayi County, is a farm-experience-themed family park. The spacious grounds feature a lawn, grass-sled slope, a two-story slide, craft workshop, and multiple animal zones (cows, ducks, rabbits, cats). Guided tours let visitors feed small animals, pick seasonal fruits, or join DIY produce-processing so kids learn farming and ecology hands-on. The park also has an observation restaurant, goose-racing, boat rides, and snack stalls selling house-made milk, yogurt, and steamed buns. Great for whole-family fun, especially school and family groups; allow about 2-3 hours.
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