Shall We Race Along the Tiger's Tail?

Pohang, a city built on the legend of its steel mill, is home to a classic travel course running from Homigot — named for its shape resembling a tiger's tail — to Guryongpo, known for gwamegi (half-dried herring or saury). At Homigot, famous for the spectacular sunrise rising over the Hand of Harmony sculpture, visitors can find not only Korea's largest lighthouse, Homigot Lighthouse, but also the National Lighthouse Museum, where you can learn everything about the lighthouses that light up the sea.

Along the way

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   Lunch (Gwamegi Special Zone Ilho Sikdang (formerly Kim Sun-hwa Sikdang), Cheonji Galbi)

   점심식사(과메기특구 일호식당(구.김순화식당), 천지갈비)

   [Gwamegi Special Zone Ilho Sikdang (formerly Kim Sun-hwa Sikdang)] \nA restaurant specializing in gwamegi dishes, including sliced gwamegi, seasoned gwamegi, and fried gwamegi. \n[Cheonji Galbi] \nCheonji Galbi restaurant uses only high-quality female Korean beef sourced from areas including Andong and Bonghwa, and its barley rice set meal is also excellent.\nMoreLess

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   Homigot Lighthouse

   호미곶 등대

   This octagonal brick lighthouse was built entirely of brick with no reinforcing steel. It has six floors inside and stands 26.4m tall. The ceiling of each floor inside the lantern room is carved with the plum blossom emblem of the Korean Empire's imperial household, and the doors and windows are decorated in the pediment style of ancient Greek temple architecture. The upper section has an octagonal base supporting a dome-shaped roof, widening gradually toward the bottom. The lighthouse's beam reaches 35km.\nMoreLess

   

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   Homigot Sunrise Square

   호미곶 해맞이광장

   Pohang, neighboring Gyeongju, the thousand-year capital of Silla, retains many traces from that era. It was also a place where Japanese raiders frequently landed in earlier times, leading to the construction of many fortresses, some of which still retain their old form today. Viewing the Korean peninsula in the shape of a tiger, Homigot (also called Janggigot) sits where the tiger's tail juts out sharply into the East Sea. \nMoreLess

   

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