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Iksan
City in North Jeolla, South Korea

Iksan

Iksan is a city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, South Korea.

Plan a trip to Iksan→From Cheongju
Get in

Getting to Iksan

  1. 01
    Iksan Station

    Iksan is a major rail junction in South Korea.

  2. 02
    Iksan Bus Terminal
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Jewelry Museum

    Iksan Jewelry Museum houses 119,000 rare jewels and fossils.

  2. 02
    National Iksan Museum
  3. 03
    Prison
  4. 04
    Garam Literature Museum

    Garam Byung-gi Lee (Garam is his pen-name) is a scholar of Koran literature who established theory of Modern Korean Sijo (traditional three-verse Korean poem).

  5. 05
    Wanggung-ri Relics Museum
  6. 06
    Mireuksa Temple Site
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Experiencing Prisoners in Prison
  2. 02
    Experience
  3. 03
    Iksan Jewelry Festival

    You can buy jewelry at reasonable prices as well as watch 60 jewelry companies' colorful jewelry and heartfelt works.

  4. 04
    Chrysanthemum Festival

    Various events will be held, including outdoor chrysanthemum exhibitions, promotion and sales of agricultural products, national chrysanthemum product contests, and cultural performances.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    East and West Octopus
  2. 02
    KwakMangeun Braised Ribs & Rib Soup
  3. 03
    Tofu Cafe
  4. 04
    Sanchon

    A local restaurant that sells Braised Spicy Chicken.

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