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Jeonju
City in North Jeolla, South Korea

Jeonju

Jeonju is the capital and largest city of the state of Jeonbuk, South Korea.

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It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju. It is an important tourist center famous for South Korean cuisine, historic buildings, sports activities, and innovative festivals.

Get in

Getting to Jeonju

KTX trains to Jeonju Station from Seoul depart from Yongsan Station, with some departing from Seoul Station. This is the fastest but most expensive option, taking about 2 hours from Seoul. Basic KTX fare from Seoul to Jeonju is ₩32,900 (2025). Reaching Jeonju by train from the Gyeongsang region (Busan, Gyeongju, Changwon) require a detour and a transfer usually at Osong Station.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    DeokJin Park

    You can see the bridge on the pond and Changpo herbs (창포) and you can take a duck boat.

  2. 02
    Jeonju Natural Ecology Museum
  3. 03
    Jeondong Cathedral
  4. 04
    Jeonju Gyeonggigeon Shrine

    This site was built for a portrait of Yi Seong-gye, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty.

  5. 05
    Sori Arts Center of Jeollabuk-do

    It is a complex cultural and artistic space that represents the art and culture of North Jeolla Province.

  6. 06
    Jeonju National Museum
Do

Things to do

Watch the local football team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC at the

  1. 01
    Jeonju World Cup Stadium

    They are one of the most successful in Korea (8-time K League Winner) and have won the AFC Champions League twice.

Eat

Where to eat

Jeonju is famous for its cuisine. Bibimbap is one of the most famous Korean dishes native to this region. "Bibim" means mixed and "bap" means rice. Served in the traditional brassware, it consists of rice with seasonal stir fried vegetables (carrot, bean sprout, radish, spinach, zucchini, bracken), seaweed (gim), and hot pepper paste (gochujang).

  1. 01
    Ga Jok Hoe Gwan
  2. 02
    Loving Hut
  3. 03
    Veteran
  4. 04
    Taste

    Meatballs is made grilled Short Rib Patties.

  5. 05
    Gyodong

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.