Busan Gamcheon Culture Village

Viewed from Busan Port, where Korean-Japanese ferry between Korea and Japan arrives, it is impressive to see colorful houses lined up like villages on the hillside, which was formed by refugees who escaped from the North during the Korean War. When it was built, a terraced village was naturally created so that the back house could get the sunlight well, and the terraced village is still preserved even after 50 years.

In 2009, as the ‘2009 Village Art Project’ was conducted to rediscover the cultural charm of the village, which has been mourning with local residents for half a century while redeveloping an underdeveloped village, it is now reborn as an artistic Gamcheon culture village that foreign tourists enjoy. Photographers, tourists, and artists are attracted to the unique village scenery.

Gamcheon Culture Village is an artistic space based on themes such as Peace House, Light House, Dark House, Photo Gallery, Book Cafe, etc., with 10 artists from Busan participating, and walk along the arrow drawn on the wall of the house in the alley. If you don’t wander, you can feel the colorful village scenery, paintings, art buildings, and the vivid lives of the people living there.

It is also popular as a filming location for movies and dramas, and the movie “Hero,” starring Takuya Kimura and Byung-Hun Lee, was filmed in this town, “The Man of the Equator” starring the KBS drama “Um Tae-woong”.

Village bus stop and village entrance of Gamcheon Culture Village

Gamcheon Elementary School Public Parking Lot Get off at the village bus stop and walk towards the arched entrance with the sign’Gamcheon Culture Village’ on the opposite side, and you will see the Cultural Village General Information Center.You can purchase a village map (2000 won) sold for a fee and marked on the village map. You can explore the maze-like village by finding the stamp that is there!

Also, if you walk a little from the entrance to the village, there is a photo zone in the shape of a fish on the wall on the right, and there is a sky floor that doubles as an observation deck on the right side of the stairs. You can view downtown Busan from the rooftop observatory overlooking Gamcheon Village and Gamcheon Port.

How to get there:
Take a village bus from Exit 8 of Toseong Station in Busan to Gamcheon Culture Village or a regular taxi.