Tong-In Store (통인가게)

Tong-In Store (통인가게)

- Homepage
www.tonginstore.com (Korean only)

- Tel
+82-2-733-4867

Tong-In Store is the oldest traditional crafts shopping center in Korea. It is home to over 100 shops that sell ancient and contemporary traditional crafts, as well as galleries that display craft collections by emerging artists.

- Address : 32, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul


※ Presentation Information
- Information and Guides
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-733-4867

- Opening Date
1989

- Opening Hours
10:00-19:00

- Day Off
August 1-3, Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holidays

- Restroom
Available

- Items for Sale
Traditional Korean crafts

- Scale
B1-6F
Area: 792 ㎡
* Over 100 shops total

- Shop Guide
[1F] Modern craft items
[2F] Traditional craft items
[3F] Furniture
[4F] Antiques



- Facilities for the Handicapped
Not available

- Ways to Shop
On-site purchase only

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- Homepage
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- Tel
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- Tel
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This work was created by the Korea Tourism Organization for 20 years and opened as the first type of public Nuri. You can download it for free from the Korea Tourism Organization, https://kto.visitkorea.or.kr/eng.kto