Special Tourist Zone Itaewon (Tourist Attractions )

                               Itaewon Special Tourist Zone

Itaewon was the first special tourist zone designated in 1997 among the 5 special 

tourist zones in Seoul. It is a multicultural place where over 20,000 foreigners live 

and is widely recognized by international visitors. 

The name Itaewon started to spread worldwide in the 1980s, when Korea hosted 

the 1986 Seoul Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, as well as 

international conferences. Since then, Itaewon has been a popular travel 

destination. Clothes and accessories with unique designs, as well as leather 

products are famous in particular. This is a go-to street for shopping and 

entertainment. The street is crowded with shopping malls selling clothes and bags, 

as well as accommodations including hotels, restaurants, entertainment facilities 

and travel agencies. With about 2,200 shops and stores lining every street, visitors 

can experience a multicultural atmosphere. Also famous is Antique Furniture Street 

where more than 100 shops stretch from Hamilton Hotel to Hangangjin Station. 

At night, Itaewon is brilliantly illuminated by nightlife for those from abroad and 

home alike. Travelers can taste cuisines and cultures from around the globe on 

World Food Street where there are 40 restaurants owned by foreigners. Since the 

late 1990s, an increase in the number of tourists from Southeast Asia and the 

Middle East has transformed the streets from being US Army-oriented into streets 

of cultural diversity. In October, the “Itaewon Global Village Festival” takes place 

with a range of performances and events. 

Visitors can use foreign currencies, including the US dollar and the Japanese Yen. 

Store staff can speak English, Japanese and Chinese. 

Itaewon is easy to transport because of the center based in seoul.

AND You can feel another foreign country in korea.



Itaewon  Address

Hannam-dong and Itaewon-dong in Seoul


Inquiries

1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 

(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) 

For more info: +82-2-797-7319

Homepage

www.itaewon.or.kr/


http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SH/SH_EN_7_2_6_1.jsp
     

* Tourist Attractions 

40 restaurants run by foreigners, Hamilton Hotel, Art Museum, nightclubs, Antique 

Furniture Street, etc. 

Telephone

+82-2-797-7319

Current Status

Special Tourist Zone designation date: 

September 29, 1997 (First designated zone in Seoul)

Parking Facilities

6 parking lots around the hotels, shopping malls and restaurants are available.

Facilities for the Handicapped

2,000 low-floor buses for people in wheelchairs are available downtown. 

Escalators and elevators are available at subway stations.

Directions

[Subway] 

Itaewon Station / Noksapyeong Station / Hangangjin Station (Seoul Subway Line 6)



AND 

Have you ever heard or seen korea traditional costume?

If you have seen, it’s really beautiful dress.

We called it Han-Bok. 

Hanbok is our korea traditional costume dress.

There are various styles hanbok court dress , korean geisha, basic 

(cho-go-ri),Korean wedding dress.

So if you want to experience a traditional hanbok , please come to 

ihongdae  Goguan.

(Goguan has Myeong-dong ,insadong Goguan branch also.)

Goguan is korea traditional hanbok studio.

So You can feel traditional korea culture and beauty by trying our dresses.

You can try our hanbok with your friends and can take a valuable picture in 

goguan studio.

If you come to hongdae goguan studio, you can experience at hongdae Trick 

eye(3D art museum)museum is nearby so that you can visit the place too.

Also I hope you enjoy ,diverse and amusing in the self studio zone.

You just enjoy the korean traditional costumes with goguan studio.

MUST DO IN KOREA, korea traditional costume studio goguan.


Have a nice travel in korea.(korea tourism)


Goguan studio home page

www.goguan.net

Hongdae goguan Telephone


+82-2-326-4222