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Dongdaemun Stationery Store Street

동대문 문구거리

+82-2-120
5.0/1

36, Jong-ro 52-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Overview

Dongdaemun Stationary Store Street is located in Changsin-dong near Dongdaemun Station, and is a wholesale market selling toys and stationery. Almost 100 stationery stores are packed in the area, selling robots, dolls, play houses, various school supplies, party and event items, stationery, and toys.
Visitors can purchase any items at prices 30-40% off of regular market prices and sometimes one can get bigger discounts.

Utilization information

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Contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-120
Parking: No available

Updated 2016.02.05

Access

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[Subway]
1) Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (Seoul Subway Line 2), Exit 2.
Walk for 1km from the station.

2) Dongdaemun Station (Seoul Subway Line 1 & 4), Exit 4.
Take the second alley on the right.

3) Dongmyo Station (Seoul Subway Line 6), Exit 6.
Go straight for 100m and turn at Dogil Pharmacy.

36, Jong-ro 52-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Traffic information

Subway Line 6 Dongmyo (동묘앞) - 238.3m
Subway Line 1 Dongmyo (동묘앞) - 238.3m
Subway Line 1 Dongdaemun (동대문) - 411.5m
Subway Line 4 Dongdaemun (동대문) - 411.5m
Subway Line 2 Sindang (신당) - 655m
Subway Line 6 Sindang (신당) - 655m
Subway Line 5 Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (동대문역사문화공원) - 885.6m
Subway Line 2 Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (동대문역사문화공원) - 885.6m
Subway Line 4 Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (동대문역사문화공원) - 885.6m
Subway Line 6 Changsin (창신) - 943.2m

Review

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Kidult Kingdom2019.05.23

Hello, I was searching for “Dongdaemun Toy Market” and I came across here.
Also, I have published an article about that street in South Korea:
https://kidultkingdom.com/seoul-toys/

Might make a nice addition to the page, thank you.

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