Ojukheon

One of Korea’s oldest surviving wooden houses.

Why go

Ojukheon in Gangneung is the birthplace of the Joseon scholar Yi I and his mother, the artist Shin Saimdang — both featured on Korean banknotes.

It is one of the oldest surviving wooden homes in the country, set in a quiet garden of black bamboo.

Built in the early Joseon period, Ojukheon is one of Korea's oldest surviving wooden houses. Here the artist Shin Saimdang raised her son, the Confucian scholar Yi I (Yulgok) — a mother and son so revered that both appear on today's banknotes, a pairing unique in Korea.

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Good to know

• Look for the black-bamboo grove that gives the house its name.
• There is a small museum on the grounds.
• Pair it with Gyeongpo Beach and lake nearby.
• The black-bamboo grove behind the house gives it its name; there's a small museum and memorial hall on the grounds, and it pairs with Gyeongpo Beach and lake nearby.

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