Pohyŏn-sa

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: 41.96674, 129.13378. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pohyŏn-sa

• Kwanmo Peak · viewpoint · North Hamgyong · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mayang-jŏsuji · lake · North Hamgyong · ~41 km · Must-see
• Onch'ŏn-jŏsuji · lake · ~18 km
• Sinyang-jŏsuji · lake · Ryanggang · ~28 km
• Wonbong Reservoir · lake · Ryanggang · ~34 km
• Daeroeunsan · viewpoint · Ryanggang · ~43 km
• Chongjin · fort · North Hamgyong · ~70 km
• Eternal Life Tower · fort · North Hamgyong · ~72 km
• Kim Il-Sung Monument · fort · North Hamgyong · ~73 km
• Kim Jong-Il Monument · fort · North Hamgyong · ~73 km
• Chongha Peak · viewpoint · Ryanggang · ~74 km
• Cheonmasan Mountain · viewpoint · North Hamgyong · ~75 km
• Sinbung-ni Yŏngsaeng-t'ap · fort · ~7 km
• Mal-gol · viewpoint · ~9 km
• Kan’-gok · viewpoint · ~11 km
• P'also-ri Yŏngsaeng-t'ap · fort · Ryanggang · ~13 km
• Sŏksu-ri Yŏngsaeng-t'ap · fort · Ryanggang · ~14 km
• Yŏnsa-ŭp Yurae-bi · fort · Ryanggang · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pohyŏn-sa

Other temples near Pohyŏn-sa

• Yonghŭng-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~53 km
• Songnim-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~54 km
• Pokhŭng-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~61 km
• Yugye-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~64 km
• Kamno-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~66 km
• Ch'ŏngnyŏng-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~66 km
• Ch’ŏnggye-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~69 km
• Tobug-wŏn · temple · North Hamgyong · ~71 km
• Sinmusong Temple · temple · Ryanggang · ~83 km
• Tŏkhŭng-sa · temple · ~95 km

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