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일제 경성호국신사 계단(108계단)

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일제 경성호국신사 계단(108계단)

일제강점기 경성호국신사에 참배하기 위해 오르던 진입로로, 완공까지 한국인들의 재산과 노동력이 동원되었다. 일제 말기 식민지 한국이 처했던 비극의 역사를 선명하게 보여주는 장소이다.

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Why go

Imperial Japanese Gyeongseong Hoguksinsa Stairs (108 Stairs) is a preserved historical site in Seoul's Yongsan-gu, consisting of the surviving 108-step stone staircase that originally led to the Imperial Japanese-built Gyeongseong Hoguksinsa Shinto shrine — one of the major Imperial Japanese religious-and-political institutions in colonial Seoul. The shrine itself was demolished after Korea's 1945 liberation, but the stone staircase has been preserved as a designated historical site that documents the colonial-era institutional architecture and Imperial Japanese religious-and-political imposition on Korea. Best for travelers seriously interested in Korean colonial-era heritage and Imperial Japanese institutional history.

Quick highlights

  • Preserved historical site in Seoul's Yongsan-gu
  • Surviving 108-step stone staircase
  • Originally led to Imperial Japanese-built Gyeongseong Hoguksinsa Shinto shrine
  • Shrine demolished after 1945 liberation
  • For travelers serious about Korean colonial-era heritage

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