Wonju Jungang Market (원주 중앙시장)

Published 2015-05-11 Updated 2020-06-24 View 6346

We provide various information such as the website, contact information, usage information, and location (map) of Gangwon-do Wonju-si, Wonju Jungang Market (원주 중앙시장) using public data of Korea Tourism Organization.

Opened in the 1950s as a five-day market, Wonju Jungang Market is now a permanently operated market. With the construction of the Yeongdong Expressway, the market transitioned from a wholesale focus to individual purchasers. The market naturally developed a food street with many restaurants opening up in the vicinity of each other.

The market was losing business with the increase in supermarkets in the area and the ease of internet shopping. To combat this, the market opened an art market in 2013 and was designated as a cultural market in 2015. The second floor of the market houses the Maze Art Market, with twisting pathways lined with small design shops and restaurants. The flea market, held during the second weekend of every month, is not to be missed.