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Jinhae Gunhangje Festival
Date
: 2010.03.25
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<strong>Jinhae Gunhangje Festival</strong>
Period: April 01, 2010 - April 11, 2010
Place: Jinhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
<strong>Details</strong>
From the end of March to early April, Korea's largest cherry blossom festival takes place in Jinhae. Over 2 million tourists come from all over the world to walk along the tree-lined streets and picturesque mountain paths. There are so many cherry blossom trees in Jinhae that when the wind blows it seems as if it is raining cherry blossom petals.
The Jinhae Gunhang festival also commemorates Korea's famous Admiral Yi Sun Shin and includes a military band parade in addition to the many cherry blossom-themed events.
<strong>Transportation</strong>
From Seoul station, take a train to Changwon station (8:25am~6:25pm, 5 trains daily / est. travel time of 5hrs 30min).
From Changwon Station, you can take a shuttle train that operates during the festival period to Jinhae station(8:38am~8:34pm, 4 trains daily / est. travel time of 20min).
From Jinhae Station, it is a 2 to 3 minutes walk to the festival grounds.
<strong>Further Information</strong>
+82-55-1330 (English, Japanese, Chinese)
Tel: +82-55-548-2433 (Korean)
Website: Jinhae Gunhangje Festival: Jinhae City
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