Jinhae Yeojwacheon Cherry Blossoms
진해 여좌천
Korea's most famous cherry blossom spot, with about 1.5 km of cherry tunnels along Yeojwacheon Stream and a Romance Bridge. It can be visited as a day trip from Busan during blossom season.
Yeojwacheon Stream runs through Jinhae District in Changwon City and is the core viewing area for Korea's largest cherry blossom festival, the Jinhae Naval Port Festival. Along both banks, about 1.5 kilometers of cherry branches meet over the water, forming a blossom tunnel. The Romance Bridge over the stream, featured in the TV drama Romance, is the most crowded spot for photos, and it is lit with decorations at night. You can also visit the abandoned railway cherry blossom path at Gyeonghwa Station and Jewangsan Park, which overlooks Jinhae Port. The Naval Port Festival usually runs for about 10 days from late March to early April, and cherry blossom viewing is free. Getting there: take a bus from the Busan Western Intercity Bus Terminal (Sasang) to Jinhae, about 1 hour. Traffic on blossom weekends is extreme, so it is best to leave early on a weekday morning.
Opening hours
Open all day (illuminated at night during cherry blossom season)
Nearby sights
- Dadaepo Beach
- Gamcheon Culture Village
- Songdo Beach, Marine Cable Car & Cloud Trail
- Bosu-dong Book Street
- Gukje Market
- BIFF Square
- Jagalchi Fish Market
- Busan Tower & Yongdusan Park