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Seongsu Handmade Shoe Street
A short distance from Seongsu Station on Subway Line 2, Seongsu Handmade Shoe Street stands as Korea’s largest handmade shoe industry district. It is also the country’s biggest handmade shoe production center, with 70% o
0 0Shopping in Myeong-dong
Myeong-dong is regaining its former fame as major brands aggressively open key stores in the commercial district. The area becomes even busier when Japan’s Golden Week begins in late April and early May. Lotte Department
0 0Dongmyo Flea Market
Dongmyo Flea Market began in the late 1980s. Although it has shrunk considerably compared with its former reputation, it still gathers all kinds of rare items. It covers everything from clothing, shoes, and wallets to wa
0 0Ewha Womans University Shopping Street: what's left, and how to walk it
The shopping street outside Ewha Womans University grew up around one of Seoul's best-known women's universities, and for decades it's been where students — and, increasingly, visitors — go for cheap, trend-driven clothe
0 0Wearing orthotics in Korea: where do you actually have to take your shoes off?
A traveller who needs orthotics in their trainers asked on the Tripadvisor Seoul forum: where do you have to take shoes off, just the odd temple or every palace too? And would fabric overshoes worn over trainers be accep
0 0MUSINSA Store Seongsu at Daelim Warehouse
MUSINSA Store Seongsu @ Daelim Warehouse is MUSINSA’s third offline space, after MUSINSA Store Daegu and MUSINSA Store Hongdae. Keeping the original silhouette of Daelim Warehouse, a Seongsu landmark for roughly 50 years
0 0Dandruff that burns and itches: when the shampoo aisle stops working
In Mumsnet's general health board, a poster with very thick hair described what she called permanent, severe dandruff. The flakes bothered her less than the constant burning and itching, and the feeling that her scalp wa
0 0Korea in winter: what to pack for cold streets and hot indoors
Winter trips to Korea get a lot of questions from people coming from warm countries. The two things travellers mention most: the wind outside and how warm and dry it is indoors. Clothing that people say works Layers you
0 0Where to go after Myeongdong? A guide to walking Hannam-dong
Hannam-dong is one of the areas the Korea Tourism Organization is promoting to Japanese travellers alongside Seongsu. Unlike busy Myeongdong, it is known as a calmer, more grown-up shopping neighbourhood. What kind of ar
0 0Is Qoo10 safe? Worried about fakes, Japanese users say: stick to official shops
In March 2025, a "How is Qoo10?" thread went up on Girls Channel, a large Japanese women's forum. The poster wanted a pair of shoes and was unsure about signing up. It drew over 90 comments. What the replies said Some ai
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