Keijō

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

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

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.

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