Jongno-gu in Seoul (District Mayor: Chung Moonhun) announced on October 14 that it will officially launch the operation of the “Coexistence Street,” which integrates Donhwamun-ro 11-gil and ...

This article was published more than 8 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. Originally constructed in the 1980s, it first existed as a yeogwan, a type of lower-tier lodging. During ...

President Lee Jae Myung visited the Jongno-gu Donui-dong jjokbang village in Seoul on the 21st and later toured the Ikseon-dong Hanok Village and Galmaegi Alley, among other areas, greeting citizens, ...

Seoul is a vibrant megalopolis with modern high rises crowding the city’s major arteries. Nestled among the gleaming buildings are maze-like alleys that appear to have escaped the passage of time. The ...

It is not an exaggeration to say that Ikseon-dong already has been the hippest spot in Seoul— and this old neighborhood is back at it again with new eye-popping stores. Among them is The Shelf, a ...

Seoul’s up-and-coming hangout spot offers slice of Korea’s own Jazz Age Tucked deep into Seoul’s central district of Jongno lies Ikseon-dong, the latest hip hangout place in a city where fashion wears ...