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Singwangsa Temple

신광사

+82-44-865-5601

24, Togolgogae-gil, Jochiwon-eup, , Sejong-si

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Singwangsa Temple is located on the Nojeoksan Mountain. It is estimated to have been built 160 years ago, and renovated in 1920 by head priest Lee Gyeong-jik. The temple, originally called Togoljeol or Suryangsa, was renamed Singwangsa by monk Hyewon in 1980.

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Contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-44-865-5601 (Korean)
Parking: Not available
Closed: N/A (open all year round)

Updated 2019.11.21

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Take an intercity bus to Jochiwon (조치원).
From Jochiwon Bus Terminal, go 300m towards Jochiwon Train Station.
Turn right at the Yeokjeon Intersection (역전교차로), and go 100m towards the bus stop.
Take Bus 810, and get off at the Sinan 2(i)-ri, Hongik Univ (신안2리, 홍익대) bus stop.
Go 100m in the opposite direction of Hongik University (홍익대학교).
Turn left at the gas station to arrive at Singwangsa Temple.

24, Togolgogae-gil, Jochiwon-eup, , Sejong-si

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