Seoul Upcycling Plaza (서울새활용플라자)

5.2Km 2024-01-05

49 Jadongchasijang-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul

Saehwaryong is a Korean term for upcycling, a process of redesigning or recycling discarded resources or materials to give them a new value or purpose. Seoul Upcycling Plaza operates upcycling-related exhibitions, upcycling practice education and experience programs, design studios, upcycling stores, workshops, and more. It is a great place to look around for ideas and inspirations on how to use products for longer periods of time. The plaza demonstrates the first step to creating a resource-recycling society.

Seoul Hyochang Park (서울 효창공원)

5.2Km 2024-07-09

177-18 Hyochangwon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2199-7608

Hyochang Park covers 122,245 square meters spanning across Hyochang-dong and Cheongpa 2-dong. It is a historic landmark that once contained several royal tombs, and was known at that time as Hyochangwon. The cemeteries that were originally located in Hyochangwon belonged to Crown Prince Munhyo, King Jeongjo’s first son who died at the age of five; Royal Noble Consort Uibin of the Seong Clan, King Jeongjo’s royal concubine and Crown Prince Munhyo’s mother; Royal Noble Consort Sugui of the Park Clan, King Sunjo’s royal concubine; and her daughter Princess Yeongon. The royal tombs were moved to Seooreung Tombs in the waning months of the Japanese colonial period. The Japanese empire began the development of Hyochangwon into a park in 1924, and the Japanese governor-general officially assigned the site as a park in 1940.

Presently, several of Korea’s greatest leaders are buried in Hyochang Park. The remains mostly belong to independence activists including Yoon Bong-gil, Lee Bong-chang, and Baek Jeong-gi, whose graves are collectively known as Samuisa Tomb. A statue of Lee Bong-chang has been built in the graveyard. Among the other patriotic martyrs who are interred in the park are Kim Gu and some of the key figures of the provisional government such as Lee Dong-nyeong, Cha I-seok, and Cho Seong-hwan. An ancestral shrine named Uiyeolsa has been built along the main gate and holds the portraits of the deceased independence activists.

Olive Young - Hwigyeong-dong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 휘경동)

5.3Km 2024-04-22

1F Hwigyeong Bldg., 78, Mangu-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

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Hwanggeum Kongbat (황금콩밭)

5.3Km 2023-10-10

9 Mapo-daero 16-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Hwanggeum Kongbat specializes in bean curd, using 100% Korean-grown soybeans and salt to make their bean curd fresh daily. The restaurant is famous for their method of making a bean curd that is smooth and maintains the nutty yet sweet flavor of the soybeans.

Olive Young - Aeogae Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 애오개역)

5.3Km 2024-04-16

#107, and #108, 201, Mapo-daero, Mapo-gu, Seoul

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Ave Sports - Dapsimni Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (아베스포츠 답십리)

5.3Km 2024-04-23

209, Dapsimni-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

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CU - Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (cu한국외국어대학교점)

5.3Km 2024-06-27

107, Imun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

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Lotte Mart - Samyang Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (롯데마트 삼양점)

5.3Km 2024-04-22

247, Samyang-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul

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Supsok Hanbang Land (숲속한방랜드)

5.3Km 2024-03-18

75-7 Bongwonsa-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

Jjimjjilbang, a Korean-style sauna that combines a traditional bathhouse with a hot steam room, is often ranked high among the unique experiences in Korea chosen by foreigners. Taking a steam bath in a charcoal kiln discharges waste products from the skin through sweat and eliminates accumulated fatigue. Supsok Hanbang Land has several charcoal kilns for different temperatures. Using them in order from low to high-temperature rooms is good, but the highest-temperature room, “Kkottang,” has a risk of causing skinburn, so visitors are advised to wear socks and cotton gloves to enter the room. Another unique experience is to grill sweet potatoes or rice cakes on the brazier in front of the charcoal kiln.

CU - Jangan Tourism Hotel Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (cu장안관광호텔점)

5.3Km 2024-06-27

377, Cheonho-daero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

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