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Dongnagwon House (동락원)

Dongnagwon House (동락원)

17.4Km    2025-03-20

33-6, Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-285-3490

The Dongnagwon House in Jeonju Hanok Village provides a getaway to experience hanok stay and traditional Korean life. Affiliated with Jeonju Kijeon College, Dongnagwon is also a memorial hall dedicated to W. M. Junkin, who came to Korea as a missionary from the South Presbyterian Church of the United States in 1892. Dongnagwon is a reproduction of the old hanok houses in Jeonju from the time when W. M. Junkin was doing his missionary work in the area. It is comprised of three buildings: Anchae (main hall), Sarangchae (guest house), and Haengnangchae (servants’ quarters).

Visitors to Dongnagwon can learn and experience traditional Korean culture such as music, crafts, and dance while inhabiting traditional lodging. In addition to providing accommodation for individual guests, Dongnagwon is also used for group accommodations or activities such as seminars, conferences, and family events. For groups of 30 or more, it is possible to rent out the entire venue (in addition to all facilities, including Seungdokdang, Seunghwadang, Cheongyuje, and the front yard).

Dong Nak Won / 동락원

Dong Nak Won / 동락원

17.4Km    2025-03-05

33-6 , Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-287-9300, +82-10-4951-9300

Dongnagwon is a hanok hotel in Jeonju Hanok Village, Jeollabuk-do. It was built as a memorial hall for the missionary William Junkin, who founded a school mission in Jeonju in 1895. Now refurbished as a hotel and venue for traditional performances, wedding ceremonies and seminars, visitors will find old-style interiors with antique furniture and folding screens. Guests can play traditional games in the yard, and there is a red clay room to relieve the fatigue of travel, free of charge. Mountain bikes can be borrowed to ride around the Hanok Village or on the banks of the Jeonjucheon Stream.

Blueboat guest house Jeonju (블루보트게스트하우스 전주점)

Blueboat guest house Jeonju (블루보트게스트하우스 전주점)

17.4Km    2024-12-23

75 , Chunggyeong-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-10-6545-9049

The Blue Boat Guesthouse in Gyeongwon-dong, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, makes a stylish impression and is visited by many young travelers. Gyeonggijeon shrine, Jeondong Cathedral, Jeonju Hanok Village, and Nammun Market are all around10 minutes’ walk away. All rooms have neat iron beds, with shared bathrooms and kitchens. There is a TV in the kitchen, so residents can gather there to share information and chat.

Dynafit [Tax Refund Shop] (다이나핏)

17.4Km    2024-04-22

62, Jeonjugaeksa 4-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do

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Ihwa Gotaek (이화고택)

Ihwa Gotaek (이화고택)

17.4Km    2024-12-23

91 , Hanji-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-10-9668-6232

Ihwa Old House in Jeonju Hanok Village, Jeollabuk-do, is a charming hanok stay with a more than 100-year history, which preserves the traditional hanok pattern of connected wood-floored spaces called Numaru, Toenmaru and Jjongmaru. There are eight guestrooms, all equipped with a toilet. All new guests are welcomed with a glass of home-made sikhye (sweet rice drink) or patbingsu (shaved ice red bean desert), while for breakfast bibimbap or rice-cake soup will be served in Korean brass bowls. Guests can have a go at traditional crafts such as pansori, the tea ceremony, natural dyeing, and hanji making.

Jeonju Crafts Exhibition Hall (전주공예품전시관)

Jeonju Crafts Exhibition Hall (전주공예품전시관)

17.4Km    2024-05-28

15 Taejo-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-281-1610

Jeonju Crafts Exhibition Hall promotes the beauty of traditional Korean crafts, and is made up of a Craft Hall, Special Exhibition Hall, and Experience Hall, Visitors can see traditional art works from master artisans as well as creative works from up-and-coming artists and designers. Visitors can also create their own handcrafted items in one of their many programs.

Olive Young - Jeonju NC WAVE Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 전주엔씨웨이브)

Olive Young - Jeonju NC WAVE Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 전주엔씨웨이브)

17.5Km    2024-04-22

35, Jeonjugaeksa 5-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do

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Jaman Mural Village (자만마을 벽화갤러리)

Jaman Mural Village (자만마을 벽화갤러리)

17.5Km    2025-07-22

Gyo-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do

Jaman Mural Village is located on a hillside across the road from Jeonju Hanok Village. The village was formed by Korean war refugees resettling where they could, and remained as a small village interlaced by narrow pathways. In 2012, over 40 murals were created as a part of a city project and became popular for photographs. Many of the houses have been converted into cafes, guesthouses, and restaurants.

PoongNamheon (풍남헌)

PoongNamheon (풍남헌)

17.5Km    2024-08-05

35 , Eunhaeng-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-286-7673, +82-10-2757-7673

Pungnamheon is a hanok stay in a traditional nobleman's house in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do. Next to the house stands a 600-year-old ginkgo tree, the guardian spirit of Jeonju Hanok Village. Two unusual features of this hanok is that there is no wood-floored hall or daecheong, and the toenmaru wooden porch is extra wide, and has a window. The floors are finished with laquered hanji (Korean paper), and the roof tiles were made in Goryeong. Old folding screens and Korean paintings complete the atmosphere of a traditional yangbang house. Guests have a chance to taste wild green tea gathered and made by the owner.

Uniqlo - Gosa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (유니클로 고사)

17.5Km    2024-04-22

46, Jeonjugaeksa 4-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do

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