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<Kwang Jang Market>
Kwang Jang Market is the market with 100 years of history in Jongno!
Shall we look around?
It is the first conventional market in Korea, which is located along the Cheonggye Stream!
It is called one of the representative markets of both retail and wholesale!
It is the place where both old and new generations could visit and enjoy together
,and there are so many things to look around~
There are almost 5,000 shops and standing stores in Kwang Jang Market!
It is well-known as food market!
In addition to diverse foods in the market,
there are a variety of shops including fish, meat, vegetable, souvenirs and Korean traditional things~
To the homemakers, students, young adults, middle-aged people, elders and foreigners!
People of all ages like to visit ,and It is one of the well-known tourist attractions in Korea as well!
Easy to find beautiful Korean traditional cloth shops~
It would be good to buy some beautiful traditional souvenirs for friends !
Cute Korean traditional clothes for kids~
A row of delicious food stores lines in the Market~
And many tables occupied with people who are having a meal!
Spicy Marinated Crab looks so delicious!
Good to taste Korean traditional Bindaetteok which is like Korean-style Pancake!
Baked to golden brown Bindaetteoks look delicious!
It would be good place to introduce to others as Korean traditional market!
Even it is the night time, there are so many people in Kwang Jang Market~
It would be much better if you know opening and closing time of stores!
Normal shops : 08:30 ~ 18:00
Clothes shops : 21:00 ~ the next day 10:00
Foods, Groceries : 08:30 ~ 23:00
Check out before visiting please~
How to get to Kwang Jang Market
- Subway line number 1, Jongno 5(o)-ga Station
- Jongno 5-ga (Blue bus) : 101, 103, 106, 107, 108, 140, 143, 150, 160, 201, 260, 262,
270, 271, 273, 370, 720, 721
- Jongno 5-ga (Green bus) : 0212, 2112
- If you get a parking ticket from the store that you bought something in Kwang Jang Market,
you would be offered 1 hour parking ticket for free!
- If you have a parking ticket,
you could park your car for an hour for free in Jongno 4-ga Jongmyo Parking Lot!
The place full of delicious foods and attractions,
Kwang Jang Market!
It is located 6-1, Yeji-dong, Jongno-gu in Seoul!
If you have any question,
Contact : 02) 2269-8855 / 02) 2267-0291
Call here please~
If you need more information,
Visit here please~
One of the representative attractions in Seoul, Korea
Kwang Jang Market!
Location of Kwang Jang Market :
Resources : Korea Tourism Organization
http://tour.jongno.go.kr/tour/main.do