Sinsa-dong Garosu-gil

신사동 가로수길

A busy shopping street in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. Clothing shops and cafés run along a road lined with ginkgo trees, and fashion and beauty brands open pop-ups on it often.

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Sinsa-dong Garosu-gil at night: ginkgo trees, nearly bare, lining both pavements with street lamps shining up through their branches, lit clothing shops and cafés at ground level, cars along the roadway and people walking on the pavements.

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Korean name: 신사동 가로수길
Admission: No entry fee — you pay each vendor

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The Moonlight Rainbow Fountain playing from Banpo Bridge over the Han river at night

Banpo Hangang Park

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Six Seoul Shopping Districts Compared: Myeongdong, Hongdae, Garosu-gil, Apgujeong, The Hyundai and Shinsegae
Myeongdong, Hongdae, Garosu-gil, Apgujeong Rodeo Street, The Hyundai Seoul and Shinsegae Main Store compared on who each suits, what it mainly sells, what there is besides shopping, how to pair them and which station to use. Four are open-air streets and two are indoor department stores, so on a wet day or in high summer the list narrows to two.

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