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January 0*C -10*C 23mm You can visit a Sunrise Festival on the first of January which lets you see the first sunrise of the new year. There would also be performances and traditional events.

February 3*C -7*C 25mm During February, open-air hot springs and traditional hot springs are a popular attraction during this month as the weather at this time is one of the

Capital City of Country Seoul

Latitude and Longitude of Capital City 37.5665° N, 126.9780° E

Official Languages Korean

Neighboring Countries North Korea, Japan, China

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coldest and harshest. A good soak in a hot spring will send warmth through your body as you sit in hot and natural spring water

March 9*C -1*C 47mm The Gwangyang International Maehwa Festival is a spring flower festival that showcases all the flowers that have bloomed just in time for Spring.

April 17*C 5*C 94mm Yeouido's Yunjung-ro Cherry Blossom Tunnel is a must-visit during April. This is the month where the cherry blossoms start to peak in Korea and there’s no place better than this event which lets you walk down a street and take in the beautiful scenery to your heart’s content.

May 23*C 11*C 92mm The Jeju Fire Festival is a festival that involves burning a naturally made field and it is thought to bring good health and harvest in the coming year. This festival also gives

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people an opportunity for people to learn about Jeju’s traditional culture

June 27*C 16*C 134mm Ultra Korea is an electrical dance music festival held in Seoul where you can see people getting into the jam and dancing to their favorite beats. Electric dance music and k-pop play a huge role in Korean culture.

July 29*C 21*C 369mm The Buyeo Seodong Lotus Festival is a festival that surrounds around the first man-made pond in Korea. There is a very famous play that occurs there that’s about a love story between a prince and a princess.

August 31*C 22*C 294mm The Muju Firefly Festival is a festival that takes place at

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Namdaecheon Stream which is a very clean place and provides the perfect environment for fireflies. At night during this festival, fireflies will light up the night sky.

September 26*C 16*C 169mm The Pyeongchang Hyoseok Cultural Festival is a festival that commemorates a famous Korean author known for his famous short novel, “When Buckwheat Flowers Blossom”.

October 20*C 8*C 50mm Jirisan is a very popular hiking destination in South Korea and is known for its crimson, autumn colors that bloom out in late October. At this time, the hiking trail will transform into a mountain of fall colors.

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November 12*C 1*C 53mm The Bangeo Festival is a festival held in early November at the southernmost region of Jeju-do. Bangeo means “yellowtail fish” in Korean and this festival celebrates the seascape and fishes of Jeju-do.

December 3*C -5*C 21mm The Lighting Festival at The Garden of Morning Calm is a very popular lighting festival in December where an already beautiful garden will become nothing like ever before. The garden will be lit with more then 30,000 lights!