Gunsan Japanese-style House of Sinheung-dong 히로쓰 가옥
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Gunsan Japanese-style House of Sinheung-dong was designated as Registered Cultural Heritage No. 183 in 2005. The area of Sinheung-dong, where the Hirotsu House is located, was a residential area for the wealthy class during the Japanese occupation period and the Hirotsu House was constructed by Hirotsu, a man who ran a linen shop.
A lot of Korean movies and dramas such as ‘The General’s Son’, ‘Fighter in the Wind’, and ‘Tazza’ were filmed in this house. The house is a typical Japanese two-story timber house, keeping the original forms of its roof, outer walls, inside area and the Japanese-style garden which has significant meaning in regards to the architecture history.
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Access
[Bus]
From Central City Terminal to Gunsan Express Bus Terminal, take an express bus. (approx. 2 hr and 30 min)
-Upon exiting out to the left, take a right at the Palma Gwangjang Ogeori five-way intersection (팔마광장오거리)
-Take Bus 54 to Myeongsan Sageori (명산사거리).
(4 bus stops away)
-Make a left at the four-way intersection and continue walking straight, crossing one street until the house is seen on the right.
17, Guyeong 1-gil, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do
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