Controversy has arisen as the news that there was a program to lend Japanese military police costumes at an event held by the city of Seoul was belatedly known.
Last weekend, the '2022 Jeongdong Night Trip' event was held for the first time in 3 years.
This event was prepared to experience Korean pre-modern history and culture in the Jeong-dong area centered on the Deoksugung Doldam-gil.
The problem is that the Japanese emperor and Japanese military police costumes were also included among various costumes such as old school uniforms and Gyeongseong women's dresses.
Netizens are pointing out that 'Deoksugung Palace is the place where the Eulsa Treaty was signed, in which Japan took away the diplomatic rights of the Korean Empire, and it is inappropriate to rent costumes that remind you of the Japanese colonial period at an event designed to experience the history and culture of Korea.' .
The city of Seoul said that the agency that organized the event seemed to have placed clothes that were not originally on the list and that it would be held legally responsible.