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.

Visiting Pohyŏn-sa: tips

• Take off your shoes where others do and dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered).
• Ask before photographing people at prayer.

How to reach Pohyŏn-sa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.59775, 127.85907. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pohyŏn-sa

• Hwangseoksan · viewpoint · Jangsu-gun · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hamyang Sangrim · sanctuary · Namwon-si · ~19 km · Must-see
• 황매사 · viewpoint · Sancheong-gun · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hapcheon Dam · lake · Hapcheon-gun · ~21 km · Must-see
• Odosan · viewpoint · Hapcheon-gun · ~27 km · Must-see
• 황계폭포 · waterfall · Hapcheon-gun · ~27 km · Must-see
• Iksan Jewelry Museum · museum · Jangsu-gun · ~28 km · Must-see
• Jang An San · viewpoint · Jangsu-gun · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sancheong · lake · Namwon-si · ~30 km · Must-see
• Muryongsan · viewpoint · Jangsu-gun · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mt. Bonghwa · viewpoint · Jangsu-gun · ~32 km · Must-see
• Silsangsa · Buddhist site · Namwon-si · ~36 km · Must-see
• Baegryeonsa · temple · Muju-gun · ~38 km · Must-see
• Haeinsa · temple · Hapcheon-gun · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gayasan National Park · sanctuary · Hapcheon-gun · ~40 km · Must-see
• Baraebong · viewpoint · Namwon-si · ~40 km · Must-see
• Deogyusan National Park · sanctuary · Muju-gun · ~41 km · Must-see
• Muju Gucheon-dong Juju Gungun · sanctuary · Muju-gun · ~43 km · Must-see

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

Other temples near Pohyŏn-sa

• Baegryeonsa · temple · Muju-gun · ~38 km · Must-see
• Haeinsa · temple · Hapcheon-gun · ~39 km · Must-see
• Anguksa Temple · temple · Muju-gun · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ssanggyesa Temple · temple · Namwon-si · ~59 km · Must-see
• Jikjisa Temple · temple · Yeongdong-gun · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dorimsa Temple · temple · Namwon-si · ~82 km · Must-see
• Ssanggyesa · temple · Seo-gu · ~102 km · Must-see
• Pagyesa · temple · Dong-gu · ~104 km · Must-see
• Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site) · temple · Iksan-si · ~110 km · Must-see
• Songbulam Maitreya · temple · Seo-gu · ~111 km · Must-see

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