Kwangbok Department Store

Kwangbok Department Store

shopping for food, electronics, cosmetics and clothes in North Korea?
Kwangbok Department Store - shopping for food, electronics, cosmetics and clothes in North Korea?

Location: 

Kwangbok Department Store, Pyongyang, North Korea

Duration: 

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Personal highlights

  1. Kwangbok Department Store: shopping in North Koreainfo-icon!
  2. Selection: domestic but also imported products (from Chinainfo-icon)
  3. Money: changing dollars into won (8,000 won for one dollar!)
  4. Departments: mostly food, electronics, cosmetics and clothes
  5. My experience: buying local chewing gum and a deodorant

Image sources

  1. View from the escalator
  2. Mam with her child
  3. Huge beverage selection
  4. Kwangbok from outside
  5. Full shopping cart

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