KOREA ON CUE · ISSUE 20 · GWANGJIN

Gwangjin: Seoul Children’s Grand Park, from the main gate to the back gate

East of Seongsu, Gwangjin has one of Seoul’s biggest free parks. Seoul Children’s Grand Park opens early and closes late, with a zoo, outdoor stages and long tree-lined paths between Children’s Grand Park Station and Achasan Station.

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Hina walking towards the viewer along a gently curving park path on an autumn afternoon, pulling a small suitcase and holding a notebook, smiling towards trees beginning to turn yellow and red, with broad lawns and a few distant walkers. Editorial image.

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  1. The day after the drone show: Hina walks Seoul Children’s Grand Park with a timetable — Half a day on 1 November, after the marathon road closures lift — in through Children’s Grand Park Station Exit 1, past the zoo and two outdoor stages, and out through the back gate to Achasan Station01The day after the drone show: Hina walks Seoul Children’s Grand Park with a timetableThe day after watching the drones at Ttukseom, Hina has half a day free before flying back to Tokyo.SEOUL · 22 min read

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