Kunsan Things to Do

This picture is a little dark and doesn't do justice to the scene at Eunpa Lake. During the Cherry Blossom festival there are a couple of locations that you should check out in Kunsan. One of them is the tunnel-like road shown here at Eunpa. It really is beautiful with the whitish-pink blossoms almost illuminating the road.

The festival itself takes place around the first weekend in April. There is a fair, complete with beauty contest and carnival games, held at the stadium at the edge of town. Of course there are quite a few cherry trees there as well.

The final place to see would be Wolmyeong park. It's really amazing to see the cherry trees poking out from the pines that usually dominate the scenery.

If you are a runner, there is a marathon as well. The starting point is Kunsan and it finishes in Jeonju. The road itself is lined with cherry trees and makes for some spectacular scenery whether you are out for the run or (like me) driving the course later in the week.

I enjoy taking long walks in all the cities I visit, and in Kunsan City I visited this Buddhist Temple a few times. It's quiet and there's a pretty nice view of the Kunsan Harbor.

To get there, uh, is a little difficult to explain. There's a new coffee shop/mall and it's up the street from there. Also, if you can make your way to the Olympic Flame monument which overlooks the city, it's just down the hill from there.

Eunpa is a pretty big lake on the outskirts of town on the way to Kunsan University. Here you can rent paddle boats, rowboats, or even take a spin around the lake in a ski boat - no skiing or swimming however. There's even a small amusement park down the road a bit.

Also this is where many people gather to ride inline skates in the main parking lot or take a leisurely stroll by the lake. It is possible to walk around the whole lake, but it takes about 2 hours and there isn't really a single path or road to follow.