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A steep flight of steps hung with a banner pointing the way to Simujang, houses packed tightly onto the hillside beyond

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The Seongbuk-dong Guide: The Neighbourhood Seoul Decided to Keep, Then Reversed (2026)

A first-visit guide to Seongbuk-dong. Bukjeong Village, where 279 of 371 houses were to be kept in 2019 until a February 2026 notice ordered the lot demolished, the 40 ambassadorial residences on the opposite slope of the same neighbourhood, and which village bus to take from Hansung University Station.

September 23, 2026

Timber buildings stepping up a wooded slope, red magic lilies flowering in front of them

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Things to Do in Seongbuk-dong: A Gisaeng House Turned Temple, and a Museum That Is Shut (2026)

What there is to see in Seongbuk-dong, set out from official sources: Gilsangsa Temple, which began as a high-end gisaeng house, Simujang, built facing north, Choi Sun-u's house, open only eight months a year, and the fact that the Kansong Art Museum is closed right now.

September 23, 2026