Chuncheon Mime Festival (춘천마임축제)

16.4 Km 54570 2023-05-17

All around Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
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One of the three mime festivals in the world and one of the foremost arts festivals in Korea, this festival began in 1989 and went international in 1995 with the participation of artists from around the world. The festival sees performances held across the entire city of Chuncheon, in both indoor and outdoor spaces, focusing on the festival's annual theme based on water and fire. The program’s participatory nature means that visitors get to enjoy the festival in a more intimate manner.

Gombaeryeong (곰배령)

16.4 Km 2601 2024-03-20

19 Chuncheon-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do

Gombaeryeong, a traditional Korean restaurant in Gangwon-do, specializes in Korean table d'hote. Their health-focused menu features namul bap (vegetable rice) accompanied by four unique sauces, yeongeun salad (lotus root salad), japchae, yukhoe (beef tartare), jeonbong nyori (abalone dish), hwangtae jjim (braised dried pollack), tteokgalbi (grilled galbi patties), daeha jjim (steamed prawns), among others. A standout aspect of Gombaeryeong is their expertise in bringing out the authentic flavors of the ingredients used in their dishes.

Lotte Himart - Namchuncheon Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (롯데하이마트 남춘천점)

16.5 Km 0 2024-04-18

28, Chuncheon-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do

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Namchuncheon Station (남춘천역)

16.5 Km 2163 2016-12-12

2260, Yeongseo-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do

Namchuncheon Station is located on the Seoul Subway Gyeongchun Line in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do. The station is also called Gangwondae, as Kangwon National University - Chuncheon Campus is nearby. Chuncheon Station, Gyeongchun Line's original final stop, was temporarily closed in October of 2005 for double-track electrification construction. During this time, Namchuncheon Station was used as the final stop.

Jipdarigol Recreational Forest (집다리골자연휴양림)

16.6 Km 17198 2021-04-20

130, Hwaakjiam 1-gil, Sabuk-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-248-6716

This recreational forest, famous for its clear water and broad-leaved virgin forest, is located at the foot of the Hwaaksan Mountain (1,468 m). The name of Jipdarigol has an amusing legend behind it: a young woman and a man, living on the different sides of a large valley, fell in love with each other and made a straw bridge (“jipdari”) to meet each other. Jipdarigol Recreational Forest of today is a popular destination for summer and fall, thanks to its wonderful valley and beautiful forest. The forest includes accommodations and an open-air deck for day trippers, installed along the valley with a x_width of 8 m2 and 15 m2. It can be used until 19:00, and tents and simple cooking are allowed. However, visitors are prohibited from using charcoal and wood fire, and electric equipment. Other facilities include the walking trail, hiking trails, and suspension bridge.

Chuncheon Station (춘천역)

16.6 Km 5105 2016-12-12

1, Pyeonghwa-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do

Chuncheon Station was established on July 25, 1939 as a regular station. The stations sees an average of 5,200 passengers on a daily basis. Many people travel through Chuncheon Station from Seoul in order to participate in the many festivals happening in the area, including an ice festival, comic book festival, International mime festival, Makguksu festival and more.

Ssunil Garden (썬일가든)

16.6 Km 12519 2024-02-19

358 Unakcheonggye-ro, Jojong-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
031-585-0095

Ssunil Garden is a restaurant known for its traditional Korean hand-made set menu, offering an array of side dishes along with freshly grown ssamchaeso (vegetables for wraps). The menu features yuginong ssambap (organic leaf wraps and rice), which is perfectly paired with the spicy and savory jeyukbokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork). Additionally, the set menu includes jat dubu (pine nut bean curd), saengseon gui (grilled fish), soup, and gamasot bap (rice cooked in cast-iron pot). Their yangnyeom gejang (spicy marinated crab) and ganjang gejang (soy sauce marinated crab) are highly recommended. Due to its early opening hours, the restaurant also serves breakfast.

Jasmine (쟈스민)

16.7 Km 7248 2020-06-01

14, Umuk-gil 74beon-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-241-5453

Since opening in 1999, the owner of Jasmine has been the talk of the town because of his good nature. He had been featured in the local newspapers for his good deeds, such as providing food to neighbors in need and offering scholarship money to students from unprevileged families, with the belief that people should share even in general tough times.

The owner is very enthusiastic about serving customers the right way. He even hired a Chinese cook for tourists from China and Taiwan who came to Chuncheon because of Hallyu, or the Korean wave. In addition to authentic Chinese dishes for Chinese customers, the restaurant also serves other types of Chinese dishes that suit the tastes of Koreans. With the management philosophy that fresh ingredients are a must in bringing out the best flavor, the restaurant owner uses seafood from Mokpo and vegetables from Chuncheon in preparing delicious Chinese dishes for customers. The owner even holds a meeting every morning with the staff to provide better dishes and service.

Festival Theater Mime (축제극장 몸짓)

17.1 Km 8538 2021-03-17

112, Chuncheon-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+81-33-259-5880

Festival Theater Mime in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do is a modern four-story performance hall, with one basement floor and three above-ground floors. Believing that human gestures can change the world, the theater features a wide repertoire of inspiring performances involving traditional music, dance, drama and mime.

Chuncheon Romantic Market (Formerly Jungang Market) (춘천 낭만시장 (구. 중앙시장))

17.2 Km 27216 2021-04-30

13-2, Jungnim-dong, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-254-2558

Chuncheon Romantic Market is Chuncheon’s representative regular market that opened in 1960. It connects to Chuncheon’s high street, Myeongdong. As the arcade is installed in the market passageway, people can conveniently use the market regardless of the weather and season. Selected as a cultural tourism-style market in 2010, the market was renamed Chuncheon Romantic Market and refurbished with signboards and alleys. Visitors can discover hidden mural paintings and sculptures in various alleys. The market is packed with stores selling hanbok (traditional Korean clothes), general clothes, miscellaneous goods, and various food ingredients, as well as restaurants specializing in noodles, blood sausage soup, Vietnamese rice noodles, and others. When the U.S. army resided in Chuncheon, the Yankee Market was formed to sell American goods, but is barely surviving these days. Chuncheon Romantic Market is not large in size, but it is adjacent to other attractions such as Chuncheon Myeongdong Street, Yungnim Pass, and Myeongdong Dakgalbi Alley of Chuncheon. In addition, it was also included in the list of “16 Traditional Markets for Tourists” by Korea Tourism Organization (KTO).

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