The industry in the Seoul (Keijō) region during the colonial period developed from two distinct origins. On the one hand, there were industries managed by Koreans that targeted Korean consumers. These began when the modern industry was transplanted to Korea by government officials and merchants. On the other hand, there were industries managed by Japanese that targeted Japanese consumers. They got their start as Japanese residential zone in Seoul took shape. These industries began rapid development after the Russo-Japanese War (1904), and underwent further expansion in the late 1910s. By the early 1920s, they were firmly established as colonial industries. In addition to their distinct origins, colonial characteristics of the Seoul region industry can also be seen in their small-scale structure and the spatial North-South division. Due to pressures of imports from Japan, the Seoul region saw mostly small-scale industries that were based on family handicraft production and that occupied over 90 percent of all industries. Moreover, due to different lifestyles of Koreans and Japanese, each ethnic group had its own exclusive industries, and this in turn led to the North-South division in which Korean and Japanese industries were located to the north and south of the Cheonggye Stream in the middle of the city. Thus, two distinct colonial origins of Seoul region industries had been transformed into the North-South spatial placement of Korean and Japanese industries.

The industry in the Seoul (Keijō) region during the colonial period developed from two distinct origins. On the one hand, there were industries managed by Koreans that targeted Korean consumers. These began when the modern industry was transplanted to Korea by government officials and merchants. On the other hand, there were industries managed by Japanese that targeted Japanese consumers. They got their start as Japanese residential zone in Seoul took shape. These industries began rapid development after the Russo-Japanese War (1904), and underwent further expansion in the late 1910s. By the early 1920s, they were firmly established as colonial industries. In addition to their distinct origins, colonial characteristics of the Seoul region industry can also be seen in their small-scale structure and the spatial North-South division. Due to pressures of imports from Japan, the Seoul region saw mostly small-scale industries that were based on family handicraft production and that occupied over 90 percent of all industries. Moreover, due to different lifestyles of Koreans and Japanese, each ethnic group had its own exclusive industries, and this in turn led to the North-South division in which Korean and Japanese industries were located to the north and south of the Cheonggye Stream in the middle of the city. Thus, two distinct colonial origins of Seoul region industries had been transformed into the North-South spatial placement of Korean and Japanese industries.

Seoul region industry, colonial industry,small-scale structure, spatial North-South division, imports from Japan(移入品), family handicraft production