Ibagu-gil Road Routes
Horaengi Ibagu-gil Road
Anchang Horaengil Village, Offering Unique Alleys Formed around the Korean War and Colorful Art Studios
Hyundae Department Store → Friend Street (Railway Bridge) → Borim Theater → Beomil Golmok (Street) Market → Stone Monument for Hocheon Stone Bridge → Beomil Golmok Market Former Signboard Street → Sisters’ Street → Shoe Museum → Former Samil Gomu (Rubber) Site → Theater Stories → Dongsan’s Memories Observatory → Repatriated Compatriots Village → Unification Church Holy Ground → Anchang Horaengi Village
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- Hyundae Department Store
- Address125, Beomil-ro, Dong-gu, Busan
- Located in Beomil-dong, it is a large department store offering clothing, accessories, utensils, and restaurants. Out of exit #7 from Beomil Station, visitors will find a guide post in front of Hyundai Department Store signaling the departure point of the Horaengi Ibagu-gil Road route.
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- Friend Street (Railway Bridge)
- Address62-712, Beomil-dong, Dong-gu Busan
- Filmed here was the mega-hit movie Friend. Along the railway bridge where actors Yu Oh-seong and Jang Dong-gun ran are tromp l’oeil artwork and handprint work by the two actors to commemorate the movie.
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- Borim Theater
- Address537, Jungang-daero, Dong-gu, Busan
- Opened in 1968, this was the largest entertainment show theater in Busan, hosting recitals by top singers of that time. The original shape of the theater was restored along with movie posters and stories of the bygone era.
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- Beomil Golmok (Street) Market
- Address3, Beomgokbuk-ro, Dong-gu, Busan (nearby)
- This was formed in the aftermath of the Korean War. Located near the Borim Theater, the market was the most vibrant when footwear factories contributed to explosive economic growth in the 1970s.
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- Stone Monument for Hocheon Stone Bridge
- Address4, Beomgokbuk-ro, Dong-gu, Busan
- The monument, which was built in 1711 in Beomnae during the change of the wooden bridge to stone bridge, was reproduced here. The original monument was relocated to and is being preserved in the Busan Museum.
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- Beomil Golmok Market Former Signboard Street
- Address962-1, Mangyang-ro, Dong-gu, Busan (nearby)
- The street reproduces former signboards helping visitors remember the street landscape of the Beomil Golmok Market, which prospered in the 1970s
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- Sisters’ Street
- Address16, Beomgokbuk-ro, Dong-gu, Busan (nearby)
- Before Hogyecheon Stream was covered, this was the main pathway for local residents. The prosperity of the footwear industry in the 1970s led to the substantial noise of footsteps by female workers walking to and from that made it difficult for people to sleep at night. The street reflects the stories and hardworking lives of women working in shoe factories
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- Shoe Museum
- Address16, Beomgokbuk-ro, Dong-gu, Busan (on the Sisters’ Street)
- The museum shows the history of shoes and stories of footwear factories and advertisements during the heyday of the footwear industry in Busan. It also displays shoes of the past including black rubber shoes.
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- Former Samil Gomu (Rubber) Site
- Address30, Beomgokbuk-ro, Dong-gu, Busan
- Established during the Japanese rule of Korea, this burned down in a fire in the 1980s. It was the first rubber shoe factory in Busan and laid the foundation for the footwear industry in Busan.
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- Theater Stories
- Address1488-10, Beomil-dong, Dong-gu, Busan
- This displays episodes associated with theaters located in modern Dong-gu. Theaters were where refugees and workers relieved their nostalgia for their hometowns and their hard life.
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- Dongsan’s Memories Observatory
- Address30, 937beon-gil, Mangyang-ro, Dong-gu, Busan (nearby)
- The observatory reflects the memories of Beomil-dong, the origin of the name Ttongsan, and a laundry site along Hogyecheon Stream.
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- Repatriated Compatriots Village
- Address28, 9beon-gil, Beomnae-ro, Dong-gu, Busan (nearby)
- After Korea’s liberation from Japan, Koreans overseas began to return and Busan was populated with many repatriated Koreans. The city built a camp for such people that led to the formation of a village. This is the birthplace of the painter Lee Jung-seob’s Landscape of Beomil-dong.
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- Unification Church Holy Ground
- Address47, Beomsang-ro, Dong-gu, Busan (nearby)
- This is a major visit site for members of the Unification Church. It is home to the Holy Ground, Rock of Tears, Todamjip House, and Unification Church Memorial Hall.
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- Anchang Horaengi Village
- Address66-1, Anchang-ro, Dong-gu, Busan (nearby)
- The village designated Horaengi (tiger) as its brand and has established various artwork and photo zones associated with the theme of tigers. It is an experience tourism village where visitors can participate in diverse cultural programs, making natural dyeing and pottery doorplates as well as participate in traditional costume and wedding experiences.