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Jogyesa Temple
Major Buddhist temple in central Seoul, known for its lantern displays -
Insadong & bookstore
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Jongno Tower bookstore Large bookstore under Jongno Tower, also reachable via the underground Exit 3-1 passage -
Insadong Traditional craft street with galleries, tea houses and souvenir shops, about a 5 minute walk
The underground Exit 3-1 passage reaches the bookstore; Insadong is about a 5 minute walk.
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Bell pavilion & beer alleys
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Bosingak Bell Pavilion Historic bell pavilion just outside the exit, rung 33 times to ring in the New Year - Jonggak Avenue of Youth (beer halls and eats) Dense grid of beer halls, restaurants and shops in Gwancheol-dong that fills up after dark
Bosingak stands right outside; the Gwancheol-dong beer-hall grid fills up after dark.
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HiKR Ground (Korea Tourism Organization)
Free five-floor K-pop and Korean culture center run by the Korea Tourism Organization
13 exits in total · exit data: OpenStreetMap
Deals near this station
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Things to do near here
8 within 900mEats near here9 within 600m
- Kyochon Chicken
- Imun Seolnongtang
- Mijin🍴
- Nampo Myeonok
- Cheongjinok
- Gaeseong Mandu Koong🍴
- Toh Lim
- Pierre Gagnaire
Pop-ups near here
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About
Jonggak is a downtown Line 1 stop in the heart of old Seoul, named after the Bosingak bell pavilion at street level. It puts you a short walk from Insadong, Jogyesa temple, a large bookstore under Jongno Tower, and a grid of beer halls and eateries.
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Nearby stations
- Euljiro 1(il)-ga Station Lotte Department Store · Food street ~7 min walk
- Gwanghwamun Station Gwanghwamun Square · Palaces ~9 min walk
- Anguk Station Bukchon · Insadong ~10 min walk
- City Hall Station Seoul Plaza · Deoksugung ~11 min walk
- Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station Insadong · Hanbok rentals ~11 min walk
- Euljiro 3(sam)-ga Station Hipster pubs · Nogari Alley ~11 min walk
Times are straight-line from the station, about 75 m a minute.