Tianmu (天母) is a neighborhood located in Shilin, Taipei City, Taiwan. Located on the northern border of Shilin District, Tianmu borders the neighboring district of Beitou and Yangmingshan National Park.
Tianmu is best known as an enclave for Taiwan's US expatriate community. Because most of the members of the US Armed Forces and their families lived in Tianmu, Taiwan, during the period when the US aided Taiwan financially to boost the economy in the 1960s, there are many Western-style buildings. Middle to lower ranking US servicemen resided within present-day Tianmu, while higher ranking officers resided in neighboring Yangmingshan.
Also, the establishment of Taipei American School, Taipei Japanese School and Taipei European School attracted more foreigners to congregate in this area. In addition, some countries that have developed diplomatic relationships with Taiwan also sent their foreign ambassadors to Tianmu, making it seem like a minimized melting pot with which a richly diverse population dwells in.
Tianmu is home to Taiwan's first branch of Mister Donut, a Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store, a Sogo department store, and a Dayeh Takashimaya department store. It also hosts a number of western restaurants like Chili's and Cold Stone, as well as specialty stores which cater to the expat community.
Taipei Municipal Tianmu Baseball Stadium is also located in Tianmu. Right next to the Baseball Stadium is Tienmu Sports Park. The public facility has 6 tennis courts, an ice rink, children's playground, an open-air theater, four basketball courts, and one multi-purpose lawn.
There are six elementary schools, two junior high schools, one college, and two special education schools in the area.
There is a special Embassy District in Tianmu where many Embassies and Representative Offices are located.