The "House of Sharing" is the home for the living comfort women who were forced into becoming sex-slaves during World War II. The House of Sharing Establishment Committee was founded in June 1992 with the purpose of building a home for the living comfort women through raising funds from Buddhist organizations and various circles of society.

As a result, the House of Sharing was first built in Mapo-Gu, Seoul in October, 1992. The House of Sharing was moved to several different districts within Seoul, and in December 1995, it was moved to the present location, Kyung-ki-do Kyung-ju-goon Tae-chon-myun. The house was built on land occupying about 650-pyong (approximately 2600 square yards), which was donated by Ms. Cho, Young-Ja. The area of the three houses - two as living space, and one as a temple - totals about 180 pyong (approximately 720 square yards).

Currently, there are buildings that take up about 300 pyong (approximately 1200 square yards), including the ”Japanese Military’s Comfort Women Historical Museum”, which was established in 1997. It occupies approximately 850 pyong (approximately 3400 square yards).

Women who were comfort women during World War II live in the House of Sharing and learn Korean language and practice painting every week. They hold exhibitions of their paintings across Korea and the world to educate people about the truth of the Japanese military’s past barbarity.
Every Wednesday, they participate in the weekly protest in front of Japanese embassy in Seoul, sponsored by “The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan” (http://www.k-comfortwomen.com) in order to educate the public of the Japanese military’s brutal abuse of Korean women, and to put pressure on the Japanese government to apologize for their past attrocities.

The House of Sharing will lead in spreading the truth about the comfort women through the ”Japanese Military’s Comfort Women Historical Museum” so that our descendants know the accurate history about what happened to the women in Asia during World War II.

As of April, 2001, there are nine comfort women living in the house, and there are nine full-time staff members including the director, Neung-Kwang, a Buddhist priest.