Jeollabuk-do(Iksan-si)

The Jewel Palace is a jewelry exhibition and sales center in Iksan built as part of the city’s jewelry industry cluster project to promote its jewelry industry. The building has 84 jewelry shops on the first and second floors with unique jewelry items on exhibit and on sale. The second floor has a wide luxury space featuring global luxury brands like Ferragamo, Gucci, and Fendi.


Jeollabuk-do(Jeonju-si)

Jeonju Station opened in Seonosong-dong, Jeonju-si on November 17, 1914. Jeonju Station moved to its current location in Ua-dong, Jeonju-si, on March 23, 1978, when a section of the Jeolla railway line connecting Buk-Jeonju (North Jeonju) and Sin-ri was moved to the outskirts of the city. The station building was newly-constructed at that time. Jeonju Station has grown to accommodate an average 6,000 passengers per day and is quickly becoming a hub of administration, education, culture, and transportation.


Jeollabuk-do(Gimje-si)

Seongmoam, a temple of the Jogye Order, is located on Yuangsan Mountain in Mangyeong-myeon, Gimje-si. The temple is the final resting place of the mother of Jinmuk Daesa, a great Buddhist monk from the Jeonbuk region. Jinmuk believed that a person’s love and respect for Buddha is not that much different from the love and respect one has for his or her parents. As an expression of this philosophy, Jinmuk had his mother’s remains enshrined at the temple after she died at Mujasoncheonnyeonhyanghwajiji. A neat little line of stone lamps leads visitors up from the parking lot to the temple grounds, revealing the well-attended grave of Jinmuk Daesa’s mother to the left. The temple is very unique in that it is the only one to house a caretaker’s office (Gosiraejoen Hall) that is responsible for maintaining the grave site. It is said that prayers made to Seongmo (the holy mother) while visiting the temple will come true. Throughout the entire year, throngs of people journey to the temple to pay their respects and earnestly ask the holy mother to grant them their deepest desires.


Jeollabuk-do(Jeonju-si)

Korea Expressway Corporation Arboretum (Jeonju Arboretum) is located in a relatively warm region of the country, reaching 20-30 meters in altitude. Operated by Korea Expressway Corporation, the garden is a nonprofit aboretum that is free and open to the public. The garden was built to restore the local environment that was damaged during the construction of an expressway in 1972, starting with nursery field. The builders then began collecting plants in 1983, and eventually opened the garden in 1992. The arboretum now sees an average of 200,000 visitors per year. The garden operates various hands-on programs and summer educational programs due to its diverse plant species.  


Jeollabuk-do(Gochang-gun)

Sin Jae-Hyo (1812-1884) is a legendary theorist and sponsor of pansori (epic chant). Sin spent his entire life in Gochang-gun, nurturing many disciplines, who later became masters of pansori. He also compiled and edited six pansori madangs (operas) titled Ttoggi Taryeong, Bak Taryeong, Simcheongga, Jeokbyeokga, Chunhyangga, and Garujigi Taryeong.


Jeollabuk-do(Buan-gun)

Buan Masil Festival is held in the area of Buan for consecutive three days in May with theme “Let’s go to Masil to get fortune”.


Jeollabuk-do(Wanju-gun)

Wanju Wild Food Festival was recently selected as one of the top festivals in Korea by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea. The 3-day festival is held across the beautiful city of Wanju, a city where you can experience cheonryeop (fishing by hand) and the gorgeous Korean wilderness. The festival also provides environmentally-friendly food experiences using local agricultural products, along with various wild plants and animals from Wanju. This festival aims to give visitors a feeling of sentiment for food from the past through partaking in the diverse experiential food programs surrounded by the beautiful natural environment.


Jeollabuk-do(Gochang-gun)

Gochangeupseong Fortress is a natural fortress built by civilians in 1453. A government office building of the Joseon era was then rebuilt within the walls. Here, visitors can see an example of Korea’s traditional fortress architecture and take a stroll nearby amidst beautiful natural scenery.


Jeollabuk-do(Wanju-gun)

Located in valley gorge of greately atmospheric mountains, the Hot Spring Tourist Hotel provides cozy atmosphere, in which guests can enjoy wonderful view throughout the four seasons. Witnessing the beautiful Daedun Mountains by cable car from the summit is sure to leave lasting memories. After a day in the mountains, relieve your muscles in a relaxing a sauna with hot spring water from 620m underground with great alkalinity. The newly renovated hotel offers 69 Korean-style rooms and Western-style rooms, a banquet hall of 600 capacity, small banquet halls, seminar rooms, upscale Western/Korean restaurants, sky lounge coffee shop, a night club, and a large parking structure.