Tuku

Tuku (土庫鎮) is a township of 29,000 people (2018) in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

Understand
The township's main agricultural products are garlic, peanuts, and rice. It produces about 80% of Taiwan's garlic. Tuku Town is also famous for its honey industry.

The population of Tuku Town is mainly concentrated in the two settlements: Tuku and Maguang.

Get around
The town center is small enough to be navigated by bicycle. However, visitors should beware since there are few footpaths and you are usually forced to ride on the road.

Buy

 * Tuku Morning/Evening Market: The public market in Tuku Town on Renmei Street (but the morning market is still dominated by temporary stalls on both sides of Zhongzheng Road and Zhongshan Road)
 * Maguang Morning Market: At the intersection of Maguang Road and Zhongxiao Street, there are temporary stalls in the Maguang Public Market and Lianglu Road.
 * Ma Kuang Miaokou Market (Morning): Located in the square in front of Ma Kuang Shun’an Temple, it is a small market with various breakfast stalls.
 * Ma Kuang Twilight Market: Temporary vendors on Ma Kuang Heping Street and along the street.
 * Ma Kuang Miaokou Market (evening): Located in the square in front of Ma Guang Shun'an Temple, it is a small market with mainly snack stalls (different from the stalls in the morning). Because it is close to the Ma Kuang Dusk Market, it has actually been integrated with it.
 * Tuku Night Market: Open every Monday, a public open space on Changrong Street, Tuku Town.
 * Maguang Night Market: Open every Wednesday, at the intersection of Maguang and Renai in Tuku Town, diagonally opposite Maguang Elementary School.
 * Maguang Night Market: Open every Wednesday, at the intersection of Maguang and Renai in Tuku Town, diagonally opposite Maguang Elementary School.

Go next

 * Further north: Taichung
 * Further south: Chiayi, and then Alishan