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Jaman Mural Village (자만마을 벽화갤러리)

Jaman Mural Village (자만마을 벽화갤러리)

542.2035545351742m    1     2024-05-02

Gyo-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do

Jaman Mural Village is located on a hillside across the road from Jeonju Hanok Village. The village was formed by Korean war refugees resettling where they could, and remained as a small village interlaced by narrow pathways until 2012. At that point, the village was enlivened with over 40 murals and became popular for photographs. Many of the houses have been converted into cafes, guesthouses, and restaurants.

Jaman Mural Village (자만벽화마을)

543.6735915566611m    1664     2024-04-07

1-10, Jamandong 1-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do

Jaman Mural Village is located in the ridge between Omokdae and Imokdae along the foot of Seungamsan Mountain’s Jungbawi Rock. Jeonju Hanok Village is also visible from the wide street. Although it is a fairly steep walk up to Jaman Village, visitors will be able to enjoy colorful murals painted on the buildings and walls along the way.

Bukyungdang [Korea Quality] / 부경당 [한국관광 품질인증]

Bukyungdang [Korea Quality] / 부경당 [한국관광 품질인증]

548.6086929438962m    225     2024-04-07

99-5 , Hanji-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-10-5327-8736

Bukyeongdang is a traditional hanok with a beautiful garden in the center of Jeonju Hanok Village, Jeollabuk-do. Traditional roof tiles and wooden porch, jar stands next to stone walls, and a small flower garden all express characterist hanok charm. Simple cooking is possible in the shared kitchen. Visitors can store their luggage before check-in and after check-out, and tourist information is provided. The hanok is close to major tourist attractions such as Imokdae (where Joseon founder Taejo once lived) Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeondong Cathedral, and the Jeonju Hyanggo Confucian school).

Today [Korea Quality]오늘[한국관광 품질인증]

Today [Korea Quality]오늘[한국관광 품질인증]

567.8205061433355m    0     2024-04-07

155-26 , Hyanggyo-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-507-1348-1522

Today is a private hanok stay near the old Hyanggyo Confucian school in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do. Accommodation consists of two bedrooms, living room, two bathrooms and a kitchen. There’s an indoor jacuzzi which guests will find soothes away weariness - especially with added Dead Sea salt (provided). The living room has a beam projector for movies; alternatively guests can play traditional games such as yutnori, gonggi, and gogu. In the backyard, there is a swimming pool, and also a fire pit where guests can make a barbecue and chat while staring at the fire.

Ihwa Gotaek [Korea Quality] / 이화고택 [한국관광 품질인증]

Ihwa Gotaek [Korea Quality] / 이화고택 [한국관광 품질인증]

574.9273198170808m    12     2024-04-07

91 , Hanji-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-10-9668-6232

Ihwa Old House in Jeonju Hanok Village, Jeollabuk-do, is a charming hanok stay with a more than 100-year history, which preserves the traditional hanok pattern of connected wood-floored spaces called Numaru, Toenmaru and Jjongmaru. There are eight guestrooms, all equipped with a toilet. All new guests are welcomed with a glass of home-made sikhye (sweet rice drink) or patbingsu (shaved ice red bean desert), while for breakfast bibimbap or rice-cake soup will be served in Korean brass bowls. Guests can have a go at traditional crafts such as pansori, the tea ceremony, natural dyeing, and hanji making.

Jeonju Hanbyeok Culture Center (전한벽문화관)

Jeonju Hanbyeok Culture Center (전한벽문화관)

589.7414469326624m    33768     2023-04-06

20, Jeonjucheondong-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do

Jeonju Hanbyeok Culture Center offers visitors a chance to both witness and experience a series of various cultural traditions. Pansori, minyo, traditional dances and performances are all open for the public to enjoy throughout the year. Jeonju’s most famous food, bibimbab (rice with mixed vegetables) and other Korean cuisine can be sampled at the Traditional Restaurant Hall. Traditional wedding ceremonies are also held at the Traditional Wedding Hall.

Royal Portrait Museum (어진박물관)

Royal Portrait Museum (어진박물관)

595.4830010400353m    19472     2024-04-07

44, Taejo-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82- 63-231-0090

Opened on November 6, 2010, the Royal Portrait Museum is one of the newest attractions of Jeonju, located within the Gyeonggijeon Shrine. Royal Portrait Museum is a valuable museum as a new tourism resource of Jeonju as well as Gyeonggijeon Shrine and the Portrait of King Taejo, as well as other various high-class exhibitions to preserve, manage, and enhance the glorious cultural assets of Joseon royal family. The museum is comprised of one above-ground level and one underground level with an area of 1,193.71 square meters. The Portrait of King Taejo and six other king’s portraits (Portrait of King Sejong, King Yeongjo, King Jeongjo, King Cheoljong, King Gojong, and King Sunjong) are exhibited on the first floor. The portraits are preserved in temperature- and humidity-controlled cases. In addition, the museum houses History Hall, Palanquin Hall, a planned exhibition hall, resting area, management office and storage room for relics. Palanquin Hall exhibits Hyangjeong (Palanquin for Incense Burner and Case), Sinyeon (Palanquin for Royal Portrait and Palanquin for Mortuary Tablet), Chaeyeo (Palanquin for High Officials), Gagyo (Palanquin for Ritual Items) featuring Korea’s sole preserved palanquin. History Hall houses approximately 80 relices related to Gyeonggijeon Shrine and Jogyeong Shrine, ancestral ritual ceremony, building, and others relics. Since the museum's opening, it makes continual efforts to become a central place for Jeonju residents to fulfill their cultural feelings. The museum operates various program like exploring famous historic sites in Gyeonggijeon Shrine, hands-on programs such as a guard experience to protect the shrine, and duplicating Gyeonggijeon Shrine’s relics using traditional portrait-making techniques.

PoongNamheon [Korea Quality] / 풍남헌 [한국관광 품질인증]

PoongNamheon [Korea Quality] / 풍남헌 [한국관광 품질인증]

604.1696045294644m    8159     2024-04-07

35 , Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-286-7673, +82-10-2757-7673

Pungnamheon is a hanok stay in a traditional nobleman's house in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do. Next to the house stands a 600-year-old ginkgo tree, the guardian spirit of Jeonju Hanok Village. Two unusual features of this hanok is that there is no wood-floored hall or daecheong, and the toenmaru wooden porch is extra wide, and has a window. The floors are finished with laquered hanji (Korean paper), and the roof tiles were made in Goryeong. Old folding screens and Korean paintings complete the atmosphere of a traditional yangbang house. Guests have a chance to taste wild green tea gathered and made by the owner.

Dongnagwon House (동락원)

Dongnagwon House (동락원)

614.6955683608289m    13096     2024-04-07

33-6, Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-285-3490

The Dongnagwon House in Jeonju Hanok Village provides a getaway to experience hanok stay and traditional Korean life. Affiliated with Jeonju Kijeon College, Dongnagwon is also a memorial hall dedicated to W. M. Junkin, who came to Korea as a missionary from the South Presbyterian Church of the United States in 1892. Dongnagwon is a reproduction of the old hanok houses in Jeonju from the time when W. M. Junkin was doing his missionary work in the area. It is comprised of three buildings: Anchae (main hall), Sarangchae (guest house), and Haengnangchae (servants’ quarters).

Visitors to Dongnagwon can learn and experience traditional Korean culture such as music, crafts, and dance while inhabiting traditional lodging. In addition to providing accommodation for individual guests, Dongnagwon is also used for group accommodations or activities such as seminars, conferences, and family events. For groups of 30 or more, it is possible to rent out the entire venue (in addition to all facilities, including Seungdokdang, Seunghwadang, Cheongyuje, and the front yard).

Dong Nak Won [Korea Quality] / 동락원 [한국관광 품질인증]

Dong Nak Won [Korea Quality] / 동락원 [한국관광 품질인증]

619.6460351794791m    219     2024-04-07

33-6 , Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-287-9300, +82-10-4951-9300

Dongnagwon is a hanok hotel in Jeonju Hanok Village, Jeollabuk-do. It was built as a memorial hall for the missionary William Junkin, who founded a school mission in Jeonju in 1895. Now refurbished as a hotel and venue for traditional performances, wedding ceremonies and seminars, visitors will find old-style interiors with antique furniture and folding screens. Guests can play traditional games in the yard, and there is a red clay room to relieve the fatigue of travel, free of charge. Mountain bikes can be borrowed to ride around the Hanok Village or on the banks of the Jeonjucheon Stream.