From the Handmade Shoe Street to Seoul Forest, the Complete Half-Day Route

Episodes 1 through 9 laid onto one route: through the handmade shoe street, the manufacturing alley, and reused spaces, closing at Seoul Forest — three to four hours.

This is not a route that collects sights. It passes, in order, through the shift from a neighborhood that makes to one that shows.

Recommended route: The Seongsu Half-Day Walk

Order · Segment · Suggested time

1 · The handmade shoe street (start) · —

2 · The manufacturing alley — observe print, auto, and parts trades · 40–60 min

3 · A reused space (check it is operating before visiting) · 40–50 min

4 · Lunch at an alley restaurant · 40–50 min

5 · A walk through Seoul Forest · 40–60 min

From a neighborhood that makes to one that shows

The answer is passing the manufacturing alley first, then heading to Seoul Forest — seeing the factories and workshops first and then moving to the park lets you feel, by walking it yourself, the relationship between manufacturing and commercialization covered in Episodes 8 and 9 Estimate.

From alley to forest, thinking of five neighborhoods

This Seoul neighborhood series began in Mullae and arrives at Seongsu's alley and Seoul Forest. The five neighborhoods share one thing — as popularity grows, the place of those who keep working underneath it should not be forgotten Estimate.