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From Bukhang to Goha Island
#5 Mokpo Marine Cable Car
I’m not really the type of traveler who rides things like cable cars.It always feels like something for middle-aged tourists,a very obvious travel course. My style has always been to make my own routeand walk wherever I feel like walking. Well, to be fair,I am already a middle-aged man. I heard that the Mokpo Marine […]
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Instead of Kongguksu, Sundubu-jjigae
#4 Yudal Kongmul Bukhang Direct Store
There were several restaurants I wanted to visit in Mokpo,and one of them was, of course, the famous Yudal Kongmul. I had visited Mokpo several times before,but somehow had never managed to go there even once.So this time, I was determined to finally try it. Unfortunately, during the winter season,the main store is completely closed.They […]
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Another Port of Mokpo Tourists Don’t Know
#3 Bukhang
Every Korean knows the saying,“Mokpo is a port.” But most people don’t really knowhow many ports Mokpo actually has. There is Namhang(south port), mainly used by passenger ferries,Bukhang(north port), focused on cargo and fishing,Sinhang(new port), dedicated to containers and large cargo ships,and Daebul Port, used for the Daebul industrial complex. Daebul Port belongs administratively to […]
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Walking the old town, sleeping in the new town
#2 Pyeonghwa Square
The goal of this trip was simple.I wanted to walk through Mokpo slowly. That is why I did not take a taxi.Instead, I took a bus from Mokpo Station to the hotel. There was a reason for this. When I travel in small cities in Japan,I try to use buses or trams whenever I can. […]
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This trip is Mokpo.
#1 Prologue
It has been a while since my last domestic trip.This time, I decided to go to Mokpo. For Koreans, it’s a city that almost everyone recognizes by name,but surprisingly, not many people have actually traveled there.Compared to how well-known it is,Mokpo doesn’t get chosen very often as a travel destination. It feels different from popular […]
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Why Does My Condition Always Feel the Best on the Last Day?
#25 Epilogue
In my recent trips, I failed to wake up properly in the morningand even missed flights or had to switch to later flights in a rush.Since the flight from Kagoshima Airport to Korea operates only once a day,I knew that if I missed it, there would be no backup flight. So last night, I didn’t […]
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A Lively, Affordable Local Izakaya
#24 Bunke Mujaki
On my last night in Kagoshima, I was unsure where to have dinner.After thinking for a moment, I decided to visit this place. I had first discovered Bunke Mujaki in 2017, and their kuromiso oden was so delicious that I promised myself to return one day. It sits inside a narrow alley in the northern […]
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