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Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun

교보문고 광화문점

Jongno, Seoul · 서울

Korea’s largest bookshop, under Gwanghwamun, with an enormous single slab reading table made from a 100-year-old camphor tree and an explicit no-purchase-required policy.

Why it’s worth it

Nobody will move you on, ever. It has a large foreign-language section and the best stationery counter in central Seoul.

CategoryShopping
AreaJongno
Hours09:30–22:00
Typical spend₩₩
booksreading tablestationery

Nearby

Walking distance from Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun

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