Pohang in Autumn

If you want to visit a beach or a seaside city in South Korea, Pohang is a good choice.  Pohang is a city located in the North Gyeongsang Province, 경상북도 (Gyeongsangbuk-do) in South Korea.  Pohang is accessible by train or bus from cities like Seoul and Daegu, while city buses served as the local transportation.

Jukdo Market in Pohang

When you go to Pohang, visit Jukdo Market, 죽도시장 (Jukdo-sijang) located near the port.  Pohang being a seaside city, Jukdo Market does not disappoint when it comes to seafood.  There are plenty of fresh seafood at Jukdo Market.

Variety of Seafood being sold here

Feast your eyes on the crabs

When you are hungry, try out the raw fish restaurants or eat some crabs, which are usually plentiful at the market.  The fishes and crabs are usually still alive and swimming, letting you enjoy only the freshest seafood.  The smaller crabs though, can be a pain as they don't have much flesh, but to get the flesh is really a chore.  Spend more money and take the bigger ones instead.

Have some crabs

Fried rice in the crab shell

After filling your stomach, it is time for some sightseeing.  As you travel through the road along the beach, you will see many restaurants and accommodations catered for tourist.  There are some places with great sceneries as well here.

Peaceful and serene fishing village

A red lighthouse

A local drying the fishes

There’s a National Lighthouse Museum to visit as well.  Walk along the beach and find many seaside food stalls and enjoy the nice beach.  Since the water was already quite cold, don’t try to take a swim.  Unless you want to be all shriveled up or trying to catch a cold.

Many food stalls set up along the road by the beach

Eat while enjoying the sea breeze

The water is cold, don't try to swim

Keep walking and you will eventually reach Homigot, 호미곶 (homigot), where you can see a hand jutting out in the middle of the sea.  The hand is known as the Hand of Harmony.  There’s also a lighthouse with an observation deck.  There are many seagulls at the beach, buy some snacks and feed them while trying to snap a photo of a seagull eating from your hand.

The Hand of Harmony

Look at a nice view from the lighthouse's observatory

The Tiger Korean Peninsula

The sun will set soon

The setting sun at Pohang

Watch the sunset and have dinner at one of the beachside food stalls.  It will soon get dark and it is time to go home.