Seoul Namsangol Hanok Village will re-open a new themed tourist product ‘1890 Namsangol Night Market’ from 2 pm to 9 pm on the 5th of next month (May 5th). The Namsangol Hanok Village Night Event is scheduled to take place every Saturday (closed in July) from May to the end of October. It is characterized...Read More
A special sight of Korea’s 500 years old cultural heritage under a fascinating view in Gyeongbokgung Palace. Gyeongbokgung Palace was the first and largest of the royal palaces built during the Joseon Dynasty. Built in 1395, Gyeongbokgung Palace was located at the heart of the newly appointed capital of Seoul (then known as Hanyang) and...Read More
Bibimbap mixed rice with meat, and some greens with an eobok jaengban (어복쟁반) boiled meat platter.’ These are the menu items that Director Yoon Sook-ja of the Institute of Traditional Korean Food has recommended that the leaders of the two Koreas eat during their upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. “This boiled meat platter is a North...Read More
Incheon Metropolitan City and Incheon Tourism Organization has hosted the “Incheon Festa 2018” festival organized by the Korean Red Cross Incheon branch on Saturday, April 14. Incheon Festa is the largest in Incheon donation culture festival hosted by the Incheon Metropolitan City branch of the Korean Red Cross, which is the third annual festival for...Read More
Kimchi is a representative dish in Korea, but the country has been marking a trade deficit as cheap versions produced in China have been increasingly taking a bigger share in the market. In response, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced Thursday a five-year plan to develop the “kimchi industry,” to reclaim the...Read More
The new concept screen sports theme park ‘Legend Heros Gangnam’ has exceeded 50,000 visitors in seven months since launching. Legend Heroes is a new type of play space where IT and sports combine to provide a variety of screen sports and arcade games including baseball, curling, and soccer. It is a popular factor to be...Read More
Time sure flies when you are having fun. I have been in Seoul for over a month now but it seems like a week. So much to see, so much to do, so much work to get done. The past few weeks especially were filled with meetings, typing, revising and discussing our research and our...Read More
The best place to get the best of anything is at the source. You want the best pasta? Go to Italy! You’re looking for the best pad thai? Visit Thailand! The best sushi? Duh, Japan! So it’s no surprise that the best bibimbap I’ve ever eaten, I had in Korea. What is surprising is that...Read More
Korean Hanbok is general trend now. Gwanghwamun, Bukchon Hanok Village and other major tourist attractions in Seoul, you can meet the traveler wearing a colorful hanbok. In the palace which is considered to be the epicenter of Hanbok culture, it is faster to find people who are not wearing lavish hanbok. Taking selfie photos wearing...Read More
The Cultural Heritage Administration and the Korea Foundation for Cultural Properties announced that they will show ‘Gyeongbokgung Palace Saenggwabang Program’ for about 8 months from April 4 to November 30. With lovers, friends, and families looking for Gyeongbokgung Palace as a hot place to wear hanbok and leave their once in a life photo shots,...Read More
