Modo Island 모도
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Modo Island was once called Ttiseom because of the Ttipul grasses on the island. Ttipul is type of grass native to Korea. It was also called Ttiseom because there were many houses with thatched roofs made with dried Ttipul on the island. The name Modo means Ttiseom in Chinese characters.
Every year when the sea parts to reveal a path betwen Modo Island and Jindo Island, the Yeongdeungje ritual is held to wish for a good catch and blessings. It is also a local tradition for people from Jindo and Modo to meet on the sea path to catch clams, seaweed, and octopus. At the starting point of the path, there is statue of Grandma Ppong whom the legend of the Jindo sea-parting phenomenon was based on.
* Size: 0.21 ㎢
* Length of the coastline: 2.5 km
Utilization information
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Access
From Centeral City Terminal or Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, take an express bus bound for Jindo Terminal.
Take a local bus bound for Paengmok, Seomang at Jindo Bus Terminal Bus Stop.
Get off at Seomang Bus Stop (22 bus stops away).
Walk for 312m toward the sea and take a ferry to Modo Island.
* Check the ferry schedule in advance.
Uisin-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do
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