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Yeosu Hyangiram Sunrise Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Dec 31, 2025 – Jan 1, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 60 Hyangiram-ro, Dolsan-eup, Yeosu-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- 🎪 Venue
- Impo Maeul Village (Hyangiram) Area
- 👥 Age
- None (Visitors of all ages are welcome)
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Yeosu-si · Yeosu Hyangiram Sunrise Festival Promotion Committee
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-61-659-4743
⚠️ This festival's listed dates have passed
The dates above are from the most recent official schedule. Many Korean festivals are annual events held around the same time each year, but the next date has not been officially confirmed yet — please check the official website or a Google search below before planning a trip.
Overview
Hyangiram Sunrise Festival is an annual overnight festival that begins on New Year's Eve. It takes place at the historic Hyangiram Hermitage, which was built in the year 644. As the New Year's Day dawns, visitors can witness the sun rise above the horizon from Hyangiram, which literally means "a hermitage facing the sun."
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
🅿️ Nearby attractions — with actual parking capacity
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Nearby Attractions
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Hyangiram Hermitage is one of four Buddhist hermitages in Korea where the faithful come to pray to the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. It was originally named Wontongam…
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Keunggeut Lighthouse큰끝등대 Attractionapprox. 11.9 km · ~20 min by car
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Korean address for map apps전라남도 여수시 돌산읍 평사리
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