Nambu-sijang

Jeonju


Jeonju's biggest market has lively food stalls on Friday and Saturday nights. Expect long waits at some stalls, like the one selling sweet-and-sour shrimp. The funky restaurants, cafes and bars on the 2nd floor are open most nights of the week.


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Nearby Jeonju attractions

1. Jeondong Catholic Church

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The easiest landmark to find around the hanok village is a tall, red-brick church built by French missionary Xavier Baudounet where Korean Catholics were…

2. Pungnam-mun

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This stone-and-wood gateway is all that remains of Jeonju’s fortress wall. First built in 1398 but renovated many times since, it's now the ornate…

3. Gangam Calligraphy Museum

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Houses the artwork and art collection of a well-known 20th-century calligrapher, Song Sung-yong (pen name, Gangam).

4. Cheongyeonru Gazebo

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Grab some street food and bring it here for a picnic in this large, public gazebo on the river.

5. Jeonju Hanok Maeul

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This maeul (village) has more than 800 hanok (traditional wooden homes), making it one of the largest such concentrations in the country. Virtually all of…

6. Gyeonggijeon

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This palace is home to shrines, storehouses and guardrooms relating to the Confucian rituals once held here. There is also a replica portrait of Yi Seong…

7. Omok-dae

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On a hill overlooking the entire village is a pavilion where General Yi Seong-gye celebrated a victory over Japanese pirates in 1380, prior to his…

8. Jeonju Korean Paper Institute

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See sheets of hanji (handmade paper) being manufactured in this institute, housed in a gloriously atmospheric hanok (traditional wooden home) down an…