<Namdaemun Market>

Within just a few minutes' walk from Seoul's ancient Namdaemun Gate is an open-air market of the same name. It is close to the downtown area and deluxe hotels, boasting the very best selection of merchandise in the nation. The market's history traces back to the Joseon Dynasty and since then has become the main transactional place of daily products between urban and rural areas of Korea.
Namdaemun Market is also the nation's wholesales center and virtually anything you want can be found here : clothing and shoes in vast array, housewares, foodstuffs, flowers, tools, wigs, glasses, accessories of every kind, gift items, sporting goods, construction materials, electric appliances, furniture, etc. Having long been perceived as a traditional open-air market, it is changing its image with new, modern shopping centers, such as Mesa.

(Place to go)

* Mesa (Time: 10:00am~5:00am)closed on Sunday - Mesa is a main shopping area like Doosan Tower or Migliore in the Dongdaemun area. There are kitchen utensils and household items of all sports, they are 40% cheaper than elsewhere. Additionally, there are special shops for ginseng, glasses, golf and sports, and living. They handle Korea's tax refund system for export and provide foreign language service.