Korean products specialty store opens in Yojiro, Kagoshima

PUBLISHED May 16, 2022

Kankoku Souko - Across Plaza Yojiro Store

On April 27, a store specializing in Korean products, Kankoku Souko, opened on the first floor of the commercial facility Across Plaza Yojiro in Yojiro, Kagoshima City.

The Across Plaza Yojiro branch, approximately 120 square meters, is the second store following the one in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It carries various Korean food items, celebrity goods, and cosmetics. The store plays K-POP videos on a monitor to create a Korean atmosphere.

The food corner features seasonings such as Gochujang (red chili paste) and Ssamjang (spicy soybean paste), fried chicken mix, Korean pancake flour, seaweed, and pre-packaged food such as Samgyetang (chicken ginseng soup) and Yukgaejang (a spicy beef soup). The store also offers a variety of snacks, including trending items in Korea. There is a frozen food section with Yangnyeom chicken and grilled dumplings with Japchae, to name a few.

The Korean celebrity merchandise area features photo books, plastic holders, and key holders with photos of celebrities, while the Korean cosmetics area offers skincare products and makeup items.

Opening hours: 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

  • The food corner of Kankoku Souko - Across Plaza Yojiro Store

  • Korean seaweed from Kankoku Souko - Across Plaza Yojiro Store

  • The frozen food section of Kankoku Souko - Across Plaza Yojiro Store

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