Asia may be renowned for its huge, skyscraper-laden cities, but it still boasts many ancient water towns – beautiful villages surrounded by waterways.
From Bikan, a historical quarter in Japan’s Okayama Prefecture, to the mythical river village Panauti in Nepal, to Koh Kret, a tropical island in Bangkok’s capital, the region’s water towns are engrossing and picturesque.
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