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Tongmungwan
Oldest active book store in South Korea
Tongmungwan or Tongmunkwan (Korean: 통문관; Hanja: 通文館) is a historic book store in Seoul, South Korea. It is the oldest active book store in the country, having been founded in 1934.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Tongmungwan or Tongmunkwan (Korean: 통문관; Hanja: 通文館) is a historic book store in Seoul, South Korea. It is the oldest active book store in the country, having been founded in 1934.2
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsTongmungwan photo by Seefooddiet, CC BY-SA 4.0