
Participants and their dogs settle in for a nap at the 11th Our Land Green Green Forest Dog Nap Contest held at Seoul Forest in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on May 31.
Photo by Sung Hyung-joo, May 31, 2026.

Participants and their dogs settle in for a nap at the 11th Our Land Green Green Forest Dog Nap Contest held at Seoul Forest in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on May 31.
Photo by Sung Hyung-joo, May 31, 2026.
Original reporting by Sung Hyung-joo for Seoul Economic Daily.
AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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