Korean Sashimi

Korean Sashimi

Thick cut and delicious Korean sashimi (raw fish) is a gastronomic delight.

Eat at Jagalchi Fish Market in Busan or at numerous specialist fish restaurants in Seoul, Korean raw seafood is a culinary adventure.

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Pusan International Film Festival

Pusan International Film Festival

Pusan International Film Festival in Busan will take place this year from October 8-18 on Haeundae Beach in the southern port city of Busan.

PIFF is Asia's largest film festival and began life in 1996. Cinemas for screenings are MegaBox Haeundae 5 and Busan Yatching Center Outdoor Theater.

2009 PIFF
Annex 2-1, Yachting Center
1393 Woo1-Dong
Haeundae-Gu
Busan 612-797
Korea
Tel: 82 51 747 2684
Fax: 82 51 747 2694

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Busan Weather

Busan Weather

Fish market in Busan

The climate in Busan is less extreme than the weather in Seoul to the north. The sea acts to cool temperatures in the Korea Peninsula's very hot summers and helps to moderate the harsh cold of the Korean winter. Busan can be 4 or 5 degrees Centigrade warmer than the capital in winter and a couple of degrees cooler in summer.

BUSAN WEATHER

August is the hottest month on the south coast with July the wettest with an average of around 300mm of rainfall expected in the month. November through March are the driest months with average precipitation less than 70 mm.

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Gwangalli Beach & Gwangan Bridge

Gwangalli Beach & Gwangan Bridge

Gwangan Bridge is a huge bridge in Busan on the southern coast of South Korea. Gwangan Bridge carries National Highway 66 and crosses the bay west of Haeundae to Daeyeon-san-dong.

Gwangan Bridge, which is 6.5km long is the largest bridge in Korea and is illuminated at night.

Gwangalli Beach looks out on to the bridge and is a popular spot for water sports or to try one of the many seafood restaurants or trendy cafes and shops in the area.

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Jagalchi Fish Market Pusan

Jagalchi Fish Market Pusan 자갈치시장

Jagalchi Fish Market in Busan is the largest marine products market in Korea, and like Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, is an ideal place to sample raw fish and the Korean version of sushi or gimbap (steamed white rice - bap - with seafood rolled in dried seaweed - gim).

Jagalchi is located in the Nanpo-dong area of Busan and the market itself is both indoors and outdoors. Fried tuna or chamchi is a popular dish here.

Korean sashimi - hoe - is usually cut thicker than in Japan and served on a bed of lettuce.

Images © Daniel Allen

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Photographs of Busan South Korea

Photographs of Busan South Korea

Enjoy this slide show of images of Busan by travel photographer Daniel Allen.

There are images of Busan by night, Jagalchi Fish Market, Korean food, Hurshimchung and Gwangan Bridge.

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