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Dongdaemun Market
2009-12-23 VIEW : 1663
Dongdaemun Market is a haven for fashion-forward shopaholics. With large shopping malls like Migliore, Doota and Mesa, and various events, the area never sleeps. Boasting the reputation as Korea’s largest fashion Mecca, Dongdaemun Market is always bustled with a sea of people who come to the market just for fun as well as for shopping, regardless of age and nationality. This area is the only tourist spot for night shopping, which makes it special and memorable. Take a look around the Jongno area in the direction of Dongdaemun and, all of a sudden, you will encounter a cluster of tall buildings and huge crowds with shopping bags in both hands. Upon entering the department store-like shopping malls, you will be surprised to see rows and rows of tiny stores on each floor. Those shops may be small, but that does not mean their goods are not good enough in terms of quality.
- Dongdaemun Stadium Station, Subway Lines 2 and 5/Exit 6, Dongdaemun Station, Subway Line 4/Exit 6, Dongdaemun Stadium Station on Subway Line 1
Doosan Tower, a world-class shopping center to which some 700,000 foreign tourists visit every year, is oftentimes called Doota. Stores inside Doota are uniquely spacious and colorfully decorated, unlike in other shopping centers in the area.
The young dance and sing on the Doota Outdoor Stage every night. From clothing, to bags, shoes, and charming accessories, you can find all things fashion at Doota.
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- Exit 14, Dongdaemun Stadium Station, Subway Lines 2 or 5/Exit 8, Dongdaemun Station, Subway Line 4/Exit 8, Dongdaemun Station, Subway Line 1
- 82-2-3398-3333
- Monday (19:00 ~ 5:00 a.m. the following morning)
Tuesday~Saturday (10:30 a.m. ~ 5:00 a.m. the following morning)
Sunday (10:30~23:00)
There is nothing quite like Migliore for foreign visitors looking for a nighttime shopping opportunity. Clean and organized displays make your shopping experience more convenient and pleasant, and a number of events add more fun and excitement to your trip.
Even if you are not looking to buy anything in particular, a walk through the different stores spread over several floors will make the time fly.
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- Exit 14, Dongdaemun Stadium, Subway line 2, 4, or 5
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- 82-2-3393-2742
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- 10:30 a.m.~ 05:00 a.m. the following morning, closed every Monday)
There are a number of stores run by the young fashion designers leading the latest fashion trends. This market is the place people come to when they are looking for chic and stylishly unconventional clothes.
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- Exit 1, Dongdaemun Station, Subway Line 2, 4, or 5
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- 82-2-2252-6744~5
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- 21:00~ 17:00 the following evening (closed 18:00 Saturday to 21:00 Sunday)
Gwanghui Market is the nation’s biggest leather and fur clothing market, and here you can toss the worry that all leather and fur clothes are expensive out the window. The market is full of diverse designs and affordable prices. Elegant and chic, sexy and hot, or cute and adorable, whatever look you are shooting for, you will be able to get it here.
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- Exit 1, Dongdaemun Stadium, Subway Line 2, 4, or 5/ Exit 8, Dongdaemun Station, Subway Line 1 or 4
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- 82-2-2238-4352
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- 10:00~17:00, 22:00~04:00 the following morning
