Local favourite temple · North Hamgyong, North Korea
Pohyŏn-sa
Pohyŏn-sa is a temple in North Hamgyong, North Korea.
Pohyŏn-sa: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Pohyŏn-sa
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Pohyŏn-sa — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.44528, 130.31028. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Pohyŏn-sa
- Pip'a Island · river spot · Rason · ~23 km · Must-see
- Manpo Lake · lake · Rason · ~27 km · Must-see
- Zaozyornaya · viewpoint · Primorsky Krai · ~30 km · Must-see
- Khasan · lake · Khasansky · ~31 km · Must-see
- Ryuda-sŏm · river spot · North Hamgyong · ~49 km · Must-see
- Balian Fortress · fort · Yanbian · ~57 km · Must-see
- Furugelm Island · river spot · Khasansky · ~63 km · Must-see
- Eternal Life Tower · fort · North Hamgyong · ~10 km
- Sonbong Station · attraction · Rason · ~15 km
- Rason · attraction · Rason · ~16 km
- Sonbong Port Revolutionary Monument · attraction · Rason · ~18 km
- Unggi Mountain · viewpoint · Rason · ~19 km
- Unggi Bay · beach · Rason · ~21 km
- Imperial Hotel and Casino · attraction · Rason · ~22 km
- 대진만 · beach · Rason · ~25 km
- Hyundamji Lake · lake · Primorsky Krai · ~26 km
- Rajin Station · attraction · Rason · ~27 km
- 中俄旧边界 · fort · Primorsky Krai · ~27 km
Other temples near Pohyŏn-sa
- Paegyŏn-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~35 km
- Tŏkhŭng-sa · temple · ~50 km
- Kŭngnag-am · temple · ~54 km
- Wŏlmyŏngsa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~57 km
- Lingbao Temple · temple · Yanbian · ~61 km
- Kokch’ŏn-sa · temple · ~66 km
- Kamno-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~75 km
- Ch’ŏnggye-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~87 km
- Yugye-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~88 km
- Ch'ŏngnyŏng-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~91 km
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Frequently asked
How crowded is Pohyŏn-sa today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Pohyŏn-sa yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit Pohyŏn-sa?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Pohyŏn-sa?
Nearby: Pip'a Island (river spot, 23 km), Manpo Lake (lake, 27 km), Zaozyornaya (viewpoint, 30 km), Khasan (lake, 31 km), Ryuda-sŏm (river spot, 49 km), Balian Fortress (fort, 57 km).