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街ガイド

龍山区

以下の街の解説の本文は英語の原文です — まだ翻訳されていません。住居費の数値と画面の項目は日本語で表示されます。

Seoul's most international district — central, diverse, and mid-redevelopment

こんな方にExpatsDiplomatsYoung professionalsRiverside families
面積:
21.87 km²
人口:
About 205,000 (2024)
法定洞(동):
29

Yongsan-gu sits in the geographic heart of Seoul, wedged between Jung-gu to the north and the Han River to the south. It is the capital's most visibly international district — a legacy of the long-standing U.S. Army Garrison, dozens of embassies, and Itaewon's decades as the city's foreign-facing quarter. The character swings sharply block to block: ultra-wealthy Hannam-dong and riverside Ichon apartments on one side, older low-rise residential pockets near Seoul Station on the other. Much of the district is now a redevelopment zone, with the former U.S. base and old rail yards slated for the massive Yongsan International Business District and new-town projects, so expect construction and a rapidly changing skyline in parts.

住居費

韓国国土交通部の直近の公式実取引の中央値 — 最安値でも売り出し価格でもない、現実的な中間の水準です。

Apartments

チョンセ(전세)保証金
₩700M取引 2911 件
ウォルセ(월세)保証金
₩135M + 月 ₩1.1M取引 3487 件
売買価格 / ㎡
₩21.6M/㎡取引 1267 件

Officetels

チョンセ(전세)保証金
₩300M取引 800 件
ウォルセ(월세)保証金
₩30.0M + 月 ₩920K取引 981 件
売買価格 / ㎡
₩12.2M/㎡取引 347 件

Villas & row houses

チョンセ(전세)保証金
₩252M取引 3443 件
ウォルセ(월세)保証金
₩30.0M + 月 ₩700K取引 1787 件
売買価格 / ㎡
₩18.5M/㎡取引 1012 件

移動する

Yongsan is extremely well connected because it holds two of Seoul's biggest rail hubs. Yongsan Station is a major KTX/ITX intercity terminal and sits on Line 1 and the Gyeongui–Jungang Line; Seoul Station, on the district's northern edge, adds Line 1, Line 4, the AREX airport railroad, and KTX. Inside the district, Line 4 runs down through Sookmyung Women's University, Samgakji, Sinyongsan and Ichon, while Line 6 threads the Itaewon corridor via Samgakji, Noksapyeong, Itaewon and Hangangjin. The Gyeongui–Jungang Line also stops at Ichon, Seobinggo and Hannam along the river. Practically, most of Yongsan is a short ride from downtown, Gangnam (via Line 4) and the river.

Yongsan Station

Line 1, Gyeongui–Jungang Line, KTX/ITX intercity rail

Major intercity terminal with a large mall complex; anchor of the Yongsan redevelopment zone

Itaewon Station

Line 6

Gateway to the international nightlife, restaurant and shopping strip

Ichon Station

Line 4, Gyeongui–Jungang Line

Serves the riverside apartment belt and the Japanese-community neighborhood

Samgakji Station

Line 4, Line 6

Transfer point near the War Memorial and central Yongsan

No airport line runs directly through the district, but Seoul Station on the northern edge connects to the AREX express to Incheon International Airport in roughly 45–60 minutes; Gimpo Airport is reachable via Line 4 to Line 5/9 transfers.

どんな人が住んでいるか

Yongsan is really several districts in one. Hannam-dong and the UN Village hillside hold some of the most expensive real estate in Seoul, home to diplomats, executives and celebrities. Ichon-dong along the river is a settled, family-oriented apartment belt with a long-established Japanese community (sometimes called 'Little Tokyo'). Itaewon and neighboring Bogwang-dong are the multicultural, going-out core — foreign food, bars, and the Seoul Central Mosque. Around Cheongpa-dong and Huam-dong, near Seoul Station, you still find older, more modest low-rise residential streets. Overlaying all of it is heavy redevelopment: the vacated U.S. base, Yongsan International Business District, and the Hannam new-town plans mean prices and streetscapes vary enormously and are actively shifting.

  • Itaewon / Bogwang-dongThe city's international nightlife and food hub; diverse, lively, English widely spoken
  • Hannam-dongWealthy, embassy-heavy hillside; premium rents, diplomats and executives
  • Ichon-dongRiverside apartment belt, family-friendly, established Japanese community
  • Yongsan / Hangang-daeroBusiness and redevelopment corridor — corporate HQs, the electronics market, new towers
  • Cheongpa-dong / Huam-dongOlder residential near Seoul Station; more affordable, includes Sookmyung campus
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外国人居住者向け情報

Yongsan is the most foreigner-oriented district in Seoul, but its appeal is expat, diplomatic and business rather than student. Itaewon has long been the city's international quarter — a global-village center, foreign groceries, international restaurants, the Seoul Central Mosque, and streets where English gets you far. Hannam-dong concentrates embassies and diplomatic residences and is a common landing spot for well-resourced expats and diplomats, while Ichon draws a notable Japanese community. Several international schools operate in or near the district (including Yongsan International School of Seoul in Hannam). The trade-offs are cost — prime Yongsan is among Seoul's priciest — and the disruption of ongoing large-scale redevelopment.

区内および周辺の大学

  • Sookmyung Women's UniversityPrivate women's university (founded 1906) in Cheongpa-dong; the district's one major campus. Yongsan is not a dense college-town district overall — its foreign draw is diplomatic and expat, not a student belt.