Busan

Jagalchi Fish Market

line 1, jagalchi station busan is famous for the jagalchi fish market. this market displays freshly caught fish and various live sea creatures. better yet you can visit restaurants on the 2nd floor of the main multi-storied fishing complex and eat fish you've picked out from the first floor. go as early in the morning as you can to experience the landing of fish and the selling activity.

Lotte Department Store

Subway seomyeon. an over-the-top temple to consumerism check out the fountains and statues at the basement entrance, this is busan's second largest department store. it is the place to pick up some ₩500,000 ginseng or perhaps a spam gift set for the folks back home. the basement has good food court/delicatessen/supermarket section.

Gukje Market, Gwangbok-dong Market, and Nampo-dong Market

Three major shopping districts connected to each other. very much similar to seoul's namdaemun market and myeongdong shopping district. various shops geared towards young and old people with many brand name stores and underground stores. you can bargain with the sellers.

Can market

ggangtong market is an old market near jagalchi market in nampo dong. people can’t easily notice there since it is located in a deep corner. there is nothing this market doesn’t serve. since busan has a big harbor, many foreigners have visited, so that it was quite early when citizens of busan began to accept exotic culture and products. ggangtong market is a kind of evidence of that history. at the end of the ggangtong market, there is a narrow street which reminds of the period from 1960-70. that is the book street of bosudong, which contains many secondhand books.