Local favourite temple · Nyongbyon County, North Korea
Chonju Temple
천주사
Chonju Temple is a temple in Nyongbyon County, North Korea.
Chonju Temple: 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 Chonju Temple
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 Chonju Temple — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.80748, 125.78129. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Chonju Temple
- International Friendship Exhibition · museum · Chagang · ~55 km · Must-see
- Pohyeon Temple · Buddhist site · Chagang · ~56 km · Must-see
- Hwasong-15 ICBM Launch Site Memorial · fort · South Pyongan · ~69 km · Must-see
- Mount Yak · viewpoint · Nyongbyon County · ~1 km
- Namdong Dam · lake · Nyongbyon County · ~11 km
- Kaechon · fort · South Pyongan · ~20 km
- Residence of Leadership · fort · South Pyongan · ~24 km
- Songgolbong · viewpoint · South Pyongan · ~25 km
- Yeonpung Lake · lake · South Pyongan · ~27 km
- Tongnyong-gul · cave · Kujang County · ~28 km
- Paeksang Pavilion · fort · South Pyongan · ~29 km
- Anju · fort · South Pyongan · ~29 km
- Taesŏng-jŏsuji · lake · Nyongbyon County · ~32 km
- Immortality Tower · fort · Taechon County · ~35 km
- Caves in Kujang Area · cave · Kujang County · ~36 km
- Kŏmsal-lyŏng · viewpoint · South Pyongan · ~36 km
- Madusan Revolutionary Battle Site · fort · South Pyongan · ~37 km
- Saldaebong · viewpoint · Chagang · ~38 km
Other temples near Chonju Temple
- Chongrung Temple · temple · P'yŏngyang · ~128 km · Must-see
- Soun Temple · temple · Nyongbyon County · ~1 km
- Munmyo · temple · Nyongbyon County · ~2 km
- Hwajang-am · temple · Taechon County · ~22 km
- Yanghwa-sa · temple · Taechon County · ~25 km
- Sangwŏn-am · temple · Taechon County · ~25 km
- Manhap-sa · temple · Kujang County · ~25 km
- Yŏngdae-sa · temple · South Pyongan · ~32 km
- Ryongmun-sa · temple · Kujang County · ~34 km
- Ansim-sa · temple · Chagang · ~56 km
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Frequently asked
How crowded is Chonju Temple today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Chonju Temple yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit Chonju Temple?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Chonju Temple?
Nearby: International Friendship Exhibition (museum, 55 km), Pohyeon Temple (Buddhist site, 56 km), Hwasong-15 ICBM Launch Site Memorial (fort, 69 km), Mount Yak (viewpoint, 1 km), Namdong Dam (lake, 11 km), Kaechon (fort, 20 km).