Discovering the Dynamic Charm of Busan

Discover the dynamic charm of the port city of Busan on foot. Starting at Jagalchi Market, where the warm dialect of the Jagalchi ajumma vendors draws you in, walk as if on a pilgrimage through Bosu-dong Book Street and the food alleys of Gukje Market and Bosu-dong Kkangtong Market. Meet the real Busan while walking through Yongdusan Park, which offers a full view of Busan Port, and Nampo-dong Street, the birthplace of the Busan International Film Festival.

Along the way

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   Jagalchi Market

   자갈치시장

   Jagalchi Market stretches along the waterfront spanning Nampo-dong and Chungmu-dong in Jung-gu. Adjoining the downtown area, it serves both as a market and a place of leisure, and together with the nearby Sindonga Fish Market and dried seafood market, it best represents the character of the Busan area. There are two theories about the origin of the name "Jagalchi": one holds that it comes from the pebble ("jagal") beach, and the other that it comes from the name of a fish species called "jagalchi," referring to the fact that only live fish are traded here. MoreLess

   

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   Gukje Market Food Alley

   국제시장 먹자골목

   Located at the entrance of Arirang Street inside Gukje Market in Changseon-dong, Busan, this is a representative outdoor food alley with a history of more than 60 years. Enjoying gimbap, sundae, and noodles while seated on stools at open stalls is one of the most charming scenes found in Korea's traditional markets. The must-try dish for both locals and foreign visitors here is Chungmu gimbap. Unlike regular gimbap made with many different fillings, it is a local dish with a plain, clean taste made only of rice and seaweed. MoreLess

   

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   BIFF Square

   BIFF 광장

   Nampo-dong Street, dense with movie theaters, is the street of film and the central stage of the Busan International Film Festival. To commemorate the festival, PIFF (Pusan International Film Festival) Square was created along Nampo-dong Street, where bronze plaques bearing the hand and footprints of award winners each year, as well as the names of participating films, are set into the square's pavement. MoreLess

   

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   Yongdusan Park

   용두산공원

   Yongdusan (49m) is a hill in downtown Busan and one of the city's three famous mountains. In the past, the sea could be seen through its dense pine trees, so it was called Songhyeonsan (松峯山, "Pine Ridge Mountain"). Later, because its shape resembled a dragon, it came to be called Yongdusan ("Dragon Head Mountain"), said to embody the spirit of swallowing up Japanese pirate raiders arriving from across the sea. MoreLess

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   40 Steps Culture & Tourism Theme Street

   40계단 문화관광테마거리

   The 40 Steps Culture and Tourism Theme Street refers to the roughly 450m stretch running from the KB Kookmin Bank Jungang-dong branch, through the 40 Steps, to the 40 Steps Culture Center and Palseong Tourism. The historic area around the 40 Steps, which carries the sorrow and nostalgia of refugees during the Korean War, has been recreated to reflect the atmosphere of the 1950s and 60s so visitors can recall those memories, developing it into a new tourist attraction. MoreLess

   

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