Yonghwasa

Yonghwasa: 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 Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Yonghwasa

Season: October to March.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Yonghwasa: tips

• Walk clockwise around stupas and take off your shoes in prayer halls.
• Do not point your feet at images of the Buddha.

How to reach Yonghwasa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.73258, 126.71451. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yonghwasa

• Shin Seok Jeong Literature Museum · museum · Buan-gun · ~3 km · Must-see
• Baeksanseong Fortress · fort · Buan-gun · ~11 km · Must-see
• 개암사 · temple · Buan-gun · ~12 km · Must-see
• Byeoggolje · lake · Gimje-si · ~16 km · Must-see
• Manghaesa · Buddhist site · Gimje-si · ~18 km · Must-see
• National Saemangeum Reclamation Museum · museum · Buan-gun · ~19 km · Must-see
• Naebyeonsan · viewpoint · Buan-gun · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jigso Waterfall · waterfall · Buan-gun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Byeonsan Beach · beach · Buan-gun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gimje Banseok Church · church · Gimje-si · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tongnim-jŏsuji · lake · Gochang-gun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Poet Midang Memorial Hall · museum · Gochang-gun · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jeongeup Children Gyotong Park · park · Jeongeup-si · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sinsido Island · river spot · Gunsan-si · ~31 km · Must-see
• Byeonsanbando National Park · sanctuary · Buan-gun · ~32 km · Must-see
• Seonunsan Provincial Park · sanctuary · Gochang-gun · ~35 km · Must-see
• Museong Seowon · fort · Jeongeup-si · ~35 km · Must-see
• Honam Customs Museum (formerly Gunsan Customs Hall) · lake · Gunsan-si · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Yonghwasa

Other buddhist sites near Yonghwasa

• Manghaesa · Buddhist site · Gimje-si · ~18 km · Must-see
• Geumsansa · Buddhist site · Gimje-si · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wangheungsa · Buddhist site · Buyeo-gun · ~81 km · Must-see
• Janggoksa · Buddhist site · Cheongyang-gun · ~92 km · Must-see
• Donghaksa Temple · Buddhist site · Sejong · ~103 km · Must-see
• Cheoneunsa Temple · Buddhist site · Namwon-si · ~107 km · Must-see
• Silsangsa · Buddhist site · Namwon-si · ~113 km · Must-see
• 태안사 · Buddhist site · Gokseong-gun · ~113 km · Must-see
• 고산사 · Buddhist site · Hongseong-gun · ~115 km · Must-see
• Sasungam Temple · Buddhist site · Gurye-gun · ~116 km · Must-see

All buddhist sites in Jeonbuk-do

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