Icheon Ceramics Festival (이천도자기축제)

10.5 Km 37651 2024-04-18

123 Dojayesul-ro 62beon-gil, Sindun-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-645-3681~4

A UNESCO-recognized City of Creative Culture, Icheon is known for beautiful ceramics, both in the past and in modern times. Icheon Ceramics Festival is a festival that represents the art and beauty of Korean ceramics. Visitors to the festival can learn the history of Korean cermics and the industry, as well as compare the ceramic techniques from the past with that of the modern-day ceramics.

Gwangju Gonjiam Ceramic Park (광주 곤지암도자공원)

10.5 Km 13298 2021-10-23

727, Gyeongchung-daero, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-799-1500

Located in Sam-ri, Gwangju in Gyeonggi-do, Gwangju Gonjiam Ceramic Park is largely comprised of a historic site from the Old Stone Age Era. This site was where porcelain was made and sold to the royal palace during the Joseon period. The park spans an area of over 6,611 ㎡, consisting of a sculpture park, ceramic shopping mall, cultural hall, performance hall, the Old Stone Age experiential madang, Jungang Lake Square, and other facilities that all visitors can freely enjoy within the park.

Mosaic Park, built based on art works regarding ceramics, and Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum, exhibiting art pieces in sequential order, are the venues for various hands-on programs as well as food culture, outdoor, performances, events and other programs taking place all year round. The park features a multicultural complex that meets every need in tradition, culture, art, education, play, resting and others.

Kang Minju’s Deulbap Main Branch (강민주의들밥 본점)

10.6 Km 24508 2024-02-07

17 Jisan-ro 22beon-gil, Majang-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Kang Minju’s Deulbap, dedicated to Korean cuisine, prides itself on using only natural ingredients. Among their signature dishes are Deulbap, which is served with cheonggukjang jjigae (rich soybean paste jjigae), seoritae dolsotbap (hot stone pot rice with black beans), and a variety of side dishes. Other notable menu items include borigulbi jeongsik (barley-aged dried yellow croaker set menu) and ganjang gejang jeongsik (soy sauce marinated crab set menu). The restaurant's Hansangcharim (set menu), featuring an array of dishes made with seasonal vegetables delivered fresh every morning at dawn, is particularly exquisite. For added convenience, all side dishes are available for refill at the self-service corner.

Nagoya (나고야)

10.7 Km 16726 2016-12-30

713, Deokpyeong-ro, Majang-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-637-8042

Located within close proximity to Jisan Forest Ski Resort, Nagoya is a Japanese restaurant specializing in sushi whose chef learned traditional sushi making in Japan. The main menu items include sushi jeongsik (table d’hôte) and raw fish fillet jeongsik.

Korean Deungjan Museum (한국등잔박물관)

10.7 Km 13094 2021-12-09

8, Neunggok-ro 56beon-gil, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-334-0797

Deungjan, Korean lamps that used to light up the nights in Korea, have all but disappeared into the ‘back streets’ of history. However, they have now been gathered in one place – the Korean Deungjan Museum – where their enchanting flames are once again illuminating Korea. Based on materials that were collected for roughly 40 years by the now octogenarian Dr. Kim Dong-hwi, the Korean Deung-Jan Museum was established in September 1997 as a theme museum of Gyeonggi Province in Neungwon-ri, Mohyeon-myeon, Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province. The museum was built to mimic the image of the fortress walls in Hwaseong, Suwon, and as a result the building bears a resemblance to a lighthouse. The first and second floors of the building, which has one underground floor and three floors above ground, are exhibition halls. The basement floor is a rest area for seminars and a wide range of performances. There is also an outdoor exhibition space that measures around 2,644 square meters and includes native rocks, various types of trees, and a pond.

Gilsangyo Pottery Experience (길상요 도자기체험)

10.9 Km 0 2024-01-11

132, Dojayesul-ro 6beon-gil, Sindun-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

You can experience pottery making at Gilsangyo, run by Kim Jong-young, a potter who has won numerous awards for jiggering techniques of forming pottery using a spinning plaster. Based on white porcelain clay, your experience will begin with the help of an expert after choosing a pottery design. Even if you are new to pottery, you will be able to complete a piece of pottery before you know it by following the instructions of the expert. After a 30-minute experience, you will paint the pottery and bake it with your name engraved. You can receive the finished pottery by courier in about two to three weeks.