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4 more English pages: Gwanghwamun, Han River bridges, Korean age, and banchan

Twenty-seventh update — back to growing the English site itself now that Korean has caught up to Japanese's full department coverage.

🕓 2 min read 🔄 Updated August 2026

With both Japanese and Korean now fully covering all seven core departments, this week's focus shifted back to English content:

Neighborhoods (+1)

Gwanghwamun — Seoul's civic heart, bringing the total to 19 areas covered.

Do (+1)

Seoul's Han River bridges — more than just crossings.

Plan (+1)

Korean age, explained — including the 2023 change to the official standard.

Food (+1)

Banchan — the side dishes that come with every meal.

Next up: continuing to grow English content, and deciding between a third fully-translated language or further rounding out the two we have.

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