Former Japan Mail and Shipping Inc., Incheon Branch

Built in 1888, this building served as the Incheon branch of Japan Mail and Shipping Inc. (日本郵船), which monopolised Incheon's shipping trade after the opening of the port. It is among the older surviving examples of Korea's modern architecture, and it is rare to find a privately owned building — rather than a religious or public facility — preserved in its original form like this. For its time it had a considerably large floor plan, framed with a single truss, and a wooden box for storing valuable goods is installed above the ceiling. Until recently it was still used as an office by shipping-related companies, and it is a building that illustrates the history of Korea's modern shipping and distribution industries.

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Where it is

Region

Jemulpo-gu, Incheon

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산