HOT PLACES (POPULAR ATTRACTIONS) [korea Tourism]

 Ikseon-dong Hanok Street

Recently, alleyways have been gaining attention as hot places preferred by young Koreans. Most of them are narrow alleyways where it is difficult to park or only two people can walk, but these spaces that were once living or living spaces have been reconstructed with a young sensibility to provide a unique enjoyment as a new cultural consumption space.

Ikseon-dong Hanok Street, located in Jongno-gu, Seoul, is the oldest hanok village in Seoul and the last hanok district in Seoul. In recent years, restaurants, cafes, and baby goods shops that have been renovated from hanoks have opened in this alleyway, and it has become a famous tourist attraction after becoming known through SNS.

Ikseon-dong in Seoul is full of unique cafes and restaurants that have been renovated from traditional Korean houses.

Seongsu-dong Street

Seongsu-dong, located in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, has been a handmade shoe alley since the 1970s, where handmade shoe shops have set up shop. Since the 2010s, cafes with unique sensibilities and trendy fashion shops have opened one after another, and it has become a hot place as a workspace and dating spot for digital nomads.

Recently, famous fashion shows, cultural exhibitions, and pop-up stores have been flocking to Seongsu-dong, and Seongsu-dong Street is quickly emerging as a mecca for fashion and culture.

Seongsu-dong in Seoul, which used to be a district of handmade shoe factories, has transformed into a popular cultural space with the influx of young artists.

Euljiro Street

Euljiro Street, located in Jung-gu, Seoul, was considered a bleak neighborhood until a few years ago. This is because it is a place where shabby shops such as printing shops and hardware stores, which are symbols of old industries, are densely located. However, this place has recently emerged as a new cultural space. In particular, with the recent 'newtro' craze, the bleakness of Euljiro, where time seems to have stopped, is becoming a driving force for stimulating analog emotions and memories, transforming it into a new cultural product. Cafes, pubs, and complex cultural spaces targeting the tastes of young people are combined with old printing shops and hardware stores, creating a heterogeneous yet unique aura.

Euljiro and Jongno in Seoul, where there are many old stores, are attracting young office workers and students with their retro sensibility.