Icheon Ginseng Festival (이천인삼축제)

Icheon Ginseng Festival (이천인삼축제)

– Tel
+82-31-637-3438

The Icheon Ginseng Festival has been held annually since 2015 to promote the benefits and value of the locally grown ginseng. The festival features sales as well as events.

– Address : 160 Dunteo-ro 124beon-gil, Sindun-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

※ Presentation Information
– Event Date
20251031 ~ 20251102

– Schedule
10:00-17:00

– Location
Donggyeonggi Ginseng Farmers Association Icheon Ginseng Sales Center

– Sponsor
Icheon Ginseng Festival Organizing Committee

– Sponsor Phone
+82-31-637-3438

– Co-Sponsor
Icheon-si, Donggyeonggi Ginseng Farmers Association

– Fees
Free

– Introduction
The Icheon Ginseng Festival has been held annually since 2015 to promote the benefits and value of the locally grown ginseng. The festival features sales as well as events.

◎ Nearby Tourism Infobox

⊙ Insaeng Gogijip Butcher Shop Restaurant (인생고기집정육식당)

Insaeng Gogijip Butcher Shop Restaurant, as its name suggests, is connected to a butcher shop. It is renowned for its low-temperature-aged Korea beef and pork, ensuring tenderness and juiciness. Customers can purchase hanu deungsim (Korean beef sirloin), handon (Korean pork), wagyu, and other meats on the first floor, and then grill them on the second floor. Standard dishes include yukhoe (beef tartare), yukjeon (pan-fried battered beef), cheonggukjang jjigae (rich soybean paste jjigae), vegetables for wraps, and various side dishes. A la carte options include hanu gukbap (Korean beef and rice soup), galbitang (galbi soup), yukhoe bibimbap (beef tartare bibimbap), and bibim naengmyeon (spicy buckwheat noodles).

⊙ Goblin (고블린)

Goblin is a spacious café, known for its roastery and pour-over coffee. It is bathed in natural light thanks to its large windows. These windows offer a scenic view of Icheon’s rice paddies and fields, adding to the café’s serene ambiance. Patrons have the option to select their favorite beans, and when ordering pour-over coffee, they can also choose their preferred cup.

⊙ Icheon Ceramics Village (이천도예마을)

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– Tel
+82-31-633-6381

Icheon Ceramics Village produces traditional Korean ceramics, which are of high quality. The village became the center of traditional pottery during the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) for about 500 years due to the easily obtainable materials in the areas. Icheon Ceramics Village was also the center of Joseon Baekja ceramics. Presently, about 80 pottery factories are congregated at the village, and about 300 pottery kilns are in use.

Visitors can observe the pottery production process, and purchase them directly. It is worthwhile to see the crafts of these potters known as Living Cultural Treasures of Korea for creating the highest quality handicrafts. Not only are the traditional Cheongja, Baekja, and Buncheong pottery produced here, but you can also view modern design pottery. The Haegang Ceramics Art Center is the only ceramics Art Center in Korea, where you can learn about ceramics. One of the must-see events at Icheon Ceramics Village is the internationally famous “Icheon Ceramics Festival” held every year. Displayed pottery as well as, pottery classes, traditional kiln handling, pottery character show, and even parades are held.

⊙ Kwangjuyo Center [Tax Refund Shop] (광주요 센터)

– Homepage
ekwangjuyo.com

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⊙ Icheon Ye’s Park (이천도자예술마을 (이천 예스파크))

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– Homepage
2000yespark.or.kr

Icheon Ye’s Park, located in Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, has various ceramic workshops gathered in this village. Each workshop has its own unique characteristics, so visitors can take a look around and purchase freely. It’s also fun to stop by a café and take a break. Some workshops operate a pottery-making experience program, allowing visitors to create their own work. Every spring and fall, in particular, a regular discount event on ceramics is held. Icheon is famous not only for pottery but also for its high-quality rice. Visiors will find restaurants of various sizes, from large hanok (traditional Korean house) to small houses, along the Gyeongchung-daero that serve rice produced in Icheon.