Worldwide Webcams

- Asia/Far East -

Asia (/ˈeɪʒə/ AY-zhə, UK also /ˈeɪʃə/ AY-shə) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44,000,000 km2 or 16,988,495 square miles, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of the Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the Arctic Ocean, and to the west by Europe. Asia is a region where various independent cultures coexist rather than sharing a single culture, and the boundary between Europe is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception in the classical era.

Our five webcams on this page all come from Asia's Far East. The Far East is used to refer to all the countries of Eastern Asia, including China, Japan, North and South Korea, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Some say the term is inaccurate, as "East" is a direction and not a location. I can't help but think that's ridiculous, since I myself grew up in a U.S. town that had "East" in it's name and it was just a name and not being used as a direction. That's a fact all over the world, heck, many cities and countries have "East' in their names! Others claim that the problem with the name isn't "east", but "far" since the name/term originated with Europeans who considered the region to be "far" from Europe in terms of travel time. In modern times, the term has fallen out of use since with today's air travel, nothing is really far away. Okay then, should we also changed the name of New Delhi in Asia, to just "Delhi" since it isn't new anymore?

- Our first two cams come from Koh Samui, Thailand -

Bay Beach Resort, Choeng Mon Beach, Koh Samui, Thailand
(From The Real Samui)

Hooters Cam,  Chaweng, Koh Samui, Thailand
(From The Real Samui)

Koh Samui (or Ko Samui) (Thai: เกาะสมุย, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ sā.mǔj]), often locally shortened to Samui, is Thailand’s second largest island, with an area of 228.7 square kilometres (88.3 sq mi), and located in the Gulf of Thailand off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus. It's known for its palm-fringed beaches, coconut groves and dense, mountainous rainforest, plus luxury resorts and posh spas. Samui's elevation is as low as sea level to as high as 635 m (2,083 ft).  The landmark 12m/39ft-tall golden Big Buddha statue at Wat Phra Yai Temple is located on a tiny island connected to Ko Samui by a causeway. The island is believed to be first inhabited about 15 centuries ago and settled by fishermen from southern China. It appears on Chinese maps dating back to 1687, under the name Pulo Cornam.

Ko Samui has a tropical monsoon climate, and is warm and humid for most of the year. It receives about 1,960 mm (77.2 in) of rain per year. It's population as of 2019 was 70,059.

- Next 3 cams come from Japan, the first 2 from Tokyo  -

東京 新宿 歌舞伎町 ライブ ２/Shinjuku Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan
(From Kabukicho Live Channel II)

お台場・レインボーブリッジ - 首都高　ライブカメラ　Rainbow Bridge - Tokyo, Japan
　(from FNNプライムオンライン)

Tokyo (/ˈtoʊkioʊ/; Japanese: 東京, Tōkyō, [toːkʲoː]), is the capital of Japan, and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the most-populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents as of 2024. It's located at the head of Tokyo Bay, and is part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island.

The majority of Tokyo lies in the humid subtropical climate zone, with hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters with occasional cold spells. The region, like much of Japan, experiences a one-month seasonal lag. The warmest month is August, which averages 26.9°C (80.4°F). The coolest month is January, averaging 5.4°C (41.7°F). The record low temperature was −9.2°C (15.4°F) on January 13, 1876. The record high was 39.5°C (103.1°F) on July 20, 2004. The record highest low temperature is 30.3°C (86.5°F), on August 12, 2013, making Tokyo one of only seven observation sites in Japan that have recorded a low temperature over 30°C (86.0°F). Annual rainfall averages nearly 1,600 millimeters (63.0 in), with a wetter summer and a drier winter. The growing season in Tokyo lasts for about 322 days from around late-February to early January. Snowfall is sporadic, and occurs almost annually. Tokyo often sees typhoons every year, though few are strong. The wettest month since records began in 1876 was in October 2004, with 780 millimeters (30 in) of rain.

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
(From Hokkaido Kurashi no Yomimono)

Sapporo (札幌市, Sapporo-shi, [sapːoɾo ɕi]) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city in Japan with 1,959,750 residents as of July 31, 2023.

Sapporo is ranked first in the attractiveness ranking of cities in Japan. The annual Sapporo Snow Festival draws more than 2 million tourists. It also hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics ever held in Asia, and the second Olympic games held in Japan after the 1964 Summer Olympics. It has a humid continental climate, with a wide range of temperature between the summer and winter. Summers are generally warm and humid, but not oppressively hot, and winters are cold and very snowy, with an average snowfall of 480 cm (189 inches) per year. Sapporo is one of few metropolises in the world with such heavy snowfall, enabling it to hold events and festivals with snow statues. The city's annual average precipitation is around 1,100 mm (43.3 in), and the mean annual temperature is 8.5°C (47.3°F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sapporo was 36.3°C (97.3°F) on August 23, 2023. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −28.5°C (−19.3°F) on 1 February 1929.

- World Map Highlighting Far East Asia -