Tips Perjalanan
Bukchon Hanok Village: the 10am–5pm rule and the 100,000 won fine
Bukchon is a residential neighbourhood, not an attraction. Since March 2025 the alleys around Bukchon-ro 11-gil may only be visited between 10:00 and 17:00, and taking a photograph outside those hours carries a 100,000 won fine that applies to foreign visitors exactly as it does to Koreans. Here is which streets are covered, what counts as a violation, and where to walk instead.
