Keijō

Keijō, or Gyeongseong was an administrative district of Korea under Japanese rule. It corresponds to the present Seoul, capital of South Korea.[1]

Keijō
Japanese name
Kanji	京城府
Hiragana	けいじょうふ
Romanization	Keijō-fu
Korean name
Hangul	경성부, 게이조부
Hanja	京城府
Revised Romanization	Gyeongseong-bu, Geijo-bu
McCune–Reischauer	Kyŏngsŏng-bu, Keijo-pu

Map of Keijō circa 1930

Namdaemun street during Japanese annexation period

Honmachi

Honmachi
Japanese name
Kanji	本町
Hiragana	ほんまち
Romanization	Hommachi
Korean name
Hangul	혼마치
Hanja	本町
Revised Romanization	Honmachi
McCune–Reischauer	Honmach'i

The central district of Gyeongseong was Honmachi.

See also

• Korean Empire

References

1. ko:경성부, <Global World Encyclopedia>-(Seoul of Korea under Japanese rule)