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A museum (previously known as Kimchi Field Museum) about all things kimchi. Includes a lot of interactive exhibits and comes with a free audio guide in English. There are also hands-on kimchi-making programs, only on reservation, however.
Museum Kimchikan, formerly Kimchi Field Museum, is a food museum in Insa-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It originally opened in 1986 as the first such museum in Korea, and has since moved locations twice. It focuses on kimchi: one of the staples of Korean cuisine.
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조계사, 曹溪寺
The chief temple of the Jogye order of Buddhism, the dominant branch of Buddhism in Korea. As such, it is one of the most important modern Buddhist temples in the country. That being said, Jogyesa Temple is rather small, and if time permits, Bongeunsa in Gangnam is a larger and more interesting Buddhist temple.
불교중앙박물관
This place works as a museum at the center of Korean Buddhism, it holds a meaningful special exhibition every year and can feel the traditional culture closer Prepare education.
Learn to make authentic Korean dishes in English or Japanese from Korean chefs. O'ngo Food Communications offers classes to make bulgogi and kimchi, Korean barbecue, and Vegan Temple Cuisine. You get a tour of a traditional Korean Market after the classes to see Korean ingredients and people.
운현궁, 雲峴宮
A museum in the former palace of a Joseon Dynasty archduke Heungseon, who was the father of the second last king of Joseon. It has several mannequins depicting the costumes of the yangban or noble class during the Joseon Dynasty. The palace buildings themselves represent the style of the Joseon noble class' mansion well.
서울 공예 박물관
The Seoul Craft Museum can experience the technical, practical, artistic, and cultural values of crafts by studying and sharing not only crafts but also knowledge, records, people, and the environment surrounding crafts.