 
Texas Street is to Busan what Itaewon-dong is to Seoul. Located
near the harbor and Busan train station, many stores
here cater to foreigners, selling blankets, hand bags, shoes, clothes, and leather goods. During its
popularity as a red light district for military men based in Busan or passing through, it was called
Texas Street due to the image of Texas in America as a wild, frontier area.
Recently, it was named formally as "Commercial street for foreigners." In recent years, signs in
English have been replaced by Cyrillic ones to cater to the influx of Russian sailors since the establishment
of dilpomatic ties between the two countries. Many shops and bars have also sprung up to cater to a new boom
of Chinese speaking tourists who now come in greater numbers.
Directions: Located across from subway line 1, Busan Station
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