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Jeju, the largest Korean island, has a unique and distinctive culture and history, and operates various facilities where you can experience and observe these...

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Jeju’s Traditional Culture
Jeju, the largest Korean island, has a unique and distinctive culture and history, and operates various facilities where you can experience and observe these. The , which preserves the history of Jeju's 'haenyeo (fisherwomen divers)', known globally as a living cultural heritage, to , a museum and ecological park that shows Jeju's stone culture, including stone statues such as Jeju's 'Hareubang', and the Jeju Museum that displays mythology, culture, and natural ecology from the island’s birth to the present. Moreover, there are folk villages where you can get a glimpse into life on Jeju.
Helpful Travel Tips
1Jeju Island has its own distinctive local culture different from the mainland.
2Samdado (Island of Three Abundances) these three abundances indicate: wind, stone and women and these three are the foundation of the island’s culture.
3Jeju Island’s Haenyeo Culture and Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut Shamanic Rituals are registered as UNESCO Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
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Places to meet
  • The Jeju Folklore and Natural History Museum 
    It is a museum established and ran by Jeju municipal government. This is a museum established and run by the Jeju municipal government. The museum researches, collects, and displays Jeju's unique folk relics and natural history specimens. You can see the formation of the island and information about the clothing, food, and housing of Jeju’s people.
    40 Samseong-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, South Korea
    Closed on Mondays, 09:00 ~ 18:00.
  • The Jejumok Gwana(Government Office)
    Jejumok Gwana Government Office is the site of the government office that was the political and administrative center of the Jeju region during the Joseon Dynasty. It is a cultural and historic site in Jeju where major government facilities such as Gwandeokjeong and Yeonhuigak are gathered together. You can hire Hanbok, Korean traditional clothing, making it a photo spot that allows you to travel back in time.
    25 Gwandeok-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, South Korea
    Opens daily, 09:00 ~ 18:00
  • The Jeju Haenyeo Museum 
    The Jeju Haenyeo Museum was established on the theme of Haeyneo (Fisherwomen divers), one of Jeju’s representative cultural groups. The museum displays everything about Jeju haenyeo, including their history, work, and seafood harvesting tools.
    26, Haenyeobangmulgwan-gil, Gujwa-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, South Korea
    Closed on Mondays, 09:00 ~ 18:00
  • Jeju Stone Park
    This is a museum and ecological park established on the theme of stones drawn from the three abundances of Jeju Island: stones, wind, and women. Jeju's unique stone culture is preserved and displayed on a large site, allowing you to see a variety of stone statues of Seolmundae Halmang, the heroine of Jeju’s creation story, as well as the Five Hundred Generals.
    2023 Namjo-ro, Jocheon-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, South Korea
    Closed on Mondays, 09:00 ~ 18:00
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2024-01-25
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