the now-demolished Walled City of Kowloon was a great example of the dereliction/"street culture" side of cyberpunk fiction, very reminiscent of the "underbelly

the now-demolished Walled City of Kowloon was a great example of the dereliction/"street culture" side of cyberpunk fiction, very reminiscent of the "underbelly" image of cities like Midgar from FF7 or Hengsha in DX:HR. Also places like Lagos with a high rate of internet technology paired with scrap pickers and DIY recycling. For the economic side of cyberpunk (the capitalist dystopia side), I'd say Hong Kong. A city with a booming economy and ample opportunity for international corporations but where the poorest citizens live in literal cages: http://all-that-is-interesting.com/cage-homes-hong-kong http://all-that-is-interesting.com/cage-homes-hong-kong For the neon/e-billboard aesthetic, you can't really beat Tokyo or Times Square, NY.