natural wonder
Damyang Juknokwon Bamboo Forest
A serene bamboo forest garden in southern Korea with winding paths through dense groves of towering bamboo.
41 km · about 45 min drive
AsiaSouth KoreaJeollanam-do
Naju
Jeollanam-do, South Korea · Asia
About Naju
Naju sits on the route: 25 minutes from Seji, 41km from Damyang Juknokwon Bamboo Forest.
Naju is in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, with about 42,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Seji, about 12 km away.
Naju (Korean: 나주; Korean pronunciation: [na̞.dʑu]) is a city in Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea.
The capital of the former South Jeolla Province was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla Province actually originates from the first character of Jeonju (전; 全) and the first character of NajuRead more
(라; 羅; nowadays spelled and pronounced 나/na according to the South Korean standard). Dongshin University is situated in Naju. Naju is famous for the Naju Pear which is a large round pear that forms its district logo.
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What is there to see near Naju?
Within an hour or so of Naju: Damyang Juknokwon Bamboo Forest (41 km), Korea International Circuit (43 km), Boseong Green Tea Fields (47 km), Seonamsa (56 km).
Where is Naju?
Naju is in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, about 12 km from Seji.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 42,459
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- South Korea
- Region
- Jeollanam-do
- Timezone
- Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates
- 35.0292, 126.7175
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in South Korea
Tourist helpline (English): 1330.
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Worth the detour from Naju
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Korea International Circuit
A Hermann Tilke-designed circuit in Yeongam that hosted Formula 1 from 2010 to 2013, blending street and permanent sections.
43 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Boseong Green Tea Fields
Korea's largest and most beautiful green tea plantation with rolling hills of meticulously trimmed tea bushes creating a vivid emerald landscape.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Seonamsa
A quiet Buddhist temple on the flank of Jogyesan, approached over Seungseongyo, a 17th-century granite arch bridge that forms a perfect circle with its reflection in the stream.
56 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Naganeupseong Folk Village
A walled Joseon-era town still inhabited, with thatched-roof houses inside 1.4 km of stone rampart that can be walked in full. Unlike most folk villages, residents farm the surrounding fields.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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- 47 kmBoseong Green Tea FieldsKorea's largest and most beautiful green tea plantation with rolling hills of meticulously trimmed tea bushes creating a vivid emerald landscape.
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