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Paju Booksori Festival
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- www.pajubooksori.org
Overview
Paju Book City is a leading publishing and cultural hub in Korea, established in 2011, when it began establishing a street of bookstores to transform itself from a place of publication to a place for enjoying book culture. A total of 42 bookstores opened within the book city's first year. In view of participating in international activities, the city joined the International Organization of Booktowns (IOB) in June 2012. The IOB is an organization of 16 book towns in 13 countries.
The Paju Booksori Festival is the largest book festival in Asia. Launched in the fall of 2011, the festival draws around 100 publishers, and leading organizations related to the publishing industry, books, education, and culture.
Utilization information
Opening hours, closed days and other practical details.
- Age limit
- Visitors of all ages welcome
- End date
- 20151011
- Venue
- Paju Book City
- Start date
- 20151005
- Venue info
- Bus No. 9000
- Service route: Dangsan Station → Yeongdeungpo Time Squre → Paju City (Duration: 30min)
- First bus 7:30 / Last bus 23:00 (Intervals: 40min)
Bus No. 2200
- A service route: In front of Hapjeong Station (Seoul Subway Lines 2 & 6) Exit 2 → Paju City (Nonstop bus through Jayu-ro) (Duration: 30min)
- First bus 5:20 / Last bus 22:10 (Intervals: 10-15 min)
Bus No. 200
- Service route: In front of Hapjeong Station (Seoul Subway Lines 2 & 6) Exit 2 → Ilsan-si → Deogi-dong → Gyoha-si → Paju City (Duration: 1 hour)
- The first bus 5:20 / The last bus 22:10 (Intervals: 20min)
Updated 2016.02.07
Introduction
The Paju Booksori Festival is the largest book festival in Asia. Launched in the fall of 2011, the festival draws around 100 publishers, and leading organizations related to the publishing industry, books, education, and culture.
Programs
- International event
- Performance event
- Themed exhibition
- Hands-on program
* Refer to the homepage for more information.
How to Particpate
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145, Hoedong-gil, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do
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