Shopping in Seoul

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Seoul in South Korea has many shopping centres and markets throughout the city. The largest market is the Dongdaemun Market which is the largest in South Korea. Myong-dong is a shopping and entertainment area in downtown Seoul which contains some of the city's top stores and fashion boutiques. The area has been subject to much investment and many of the financial institutions such as banks and investment companies have major branches in the area. Nearby is the Namdaemun Market named after the Namdaemun Gate.

Itaewon is another notable shopping centre in the city lined with boutiques and stores. The area contains some of city's up market tailors, leather and shoes stores, and antiques such as brassware and jewelry and specialist shops dealing in Korean art and calligraphy. Insa-dong, a narrow street is also known for its antique stores and art galleries. Sinchon is particularly popular with the youth perhaps due to proximity to Seoul's universities.

The Yongsan Electronics Market of Seoul is the largest electronics market in the whole of Asia ^[1]. The market specializes in electric and electronic goods of which South Korea is amajor world producer of and it contains approximately 5,000 stores housed in 22 buildings.

Other markets include the Hwanghak-dong Flea Market, Gyeongdong Market, Changanpyeong Antique Market and the fish markets Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market and Garak Market,