Chuncheon Station (춘천역)

15.0Km 2016-12-12

1, Pyeonghwa-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do

Chuncheon Station was established on July 25, 1939 as a regular station. The stations sees an average of 5,200 passengers on a daily basis. Many people travel through Chuncheon Station from Seoul in order to participate in the many festivals happening in the area, including an ice festival, comic book festival, International mime festival, Makguksu festival and more.

Chuncheon Folk Flea Market (Fifth-day Market) (춘천 풍물시장 / 풍물장 (2, 7일))

15.1Km 2022-01-19

2352-21, Yeongseo-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-253-5814

Chuncheon Folk Flea Market, which is 5 min walk from Namchuncheon Station, is located below the Gyeongchun Line railway bridge connecting Namchuncheon Station with Chuncheon Station. The market was originally built over the covered Yaksacheon Stream, but with the ecosystem restoration project of the Yaksacheon Stream, the market was relocated to the current position at the end of 2010. It covers a distance of about 700 m and is packed with some 140 stores. It also holds its fifth-day market (opened every five days on dates of the month whose last digit is the 2nd or 7th). On the opening days of the fifth-day market, it is filled with various kinds of street stalls selling farming products, fresh fish and seafood, snacks, and miscellaneous goods. Visitors can also try diverse dishes, including Gangwon-do’s local dishes such as buckwheat pancake, buckwheat crepes, and red chili paste pancake, and other dishes such as spicy stir-fried chicken, raw meat dish, and noodle soup. The nighttime market opens Friday to Sunday from spring to autumn.

Chuncheon Mime Festival (춘천마임축제)

15.1Km 2025-07-10

357-39 Jungdo-dong, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-242-0585

The Chuncheon International Mime Festival is recognized as one of the world’s top three mime festivals, alongside France’s Mimos Mime Festival and the London International Mime Festival in the UK. The festival kicks off with “City of Water: Ah! Surajang,” transforming the city center into a massive water park. The highlight of the festival is the fire performance “City of Fire: Dokkaebi Nanjang,” which lights up the dark night. During the festival, various performances based on “body, movement, and image” are held throughout Chuncheon. As a performing arts festival connecting the city, art, and its citizens, it continues to grow in popularity as one of Korea’s leading performance festivals.