Korea by Season

Korea's most-photographed 2 weeks — Yeouido's 1,800 cherry trees + Jinhae's 360,000 form Asia's #1 sakura highway.

Beyond cherry blossoms — Korea's lesser-known spring flower events: azaleas, canola, tulips, roses.

Korea's strawberry boom — Jan-April pick-your-own at farms 1hr from Seoul + Seolhyang variety is the world's sweetest.

Korea's coastline at peak — Haeundae's golden sand, Boryeong's mud pits, Busan's fireworks.

Han River parks at sunset, the Banpo Bridge Moonlight Fountain, and Seoul's tropical-night culture.

Escape Seoul's 35°C with a mountain temple — 4am chanting, vegan barugongyang meals, and forest meditation.

Korea's surfing capital — Yangyang's East Sea waves attract 1 million surfers/year for clean breaks + party beaches.

Korea's mountains burst into red, gold, and orange — 4 weeks of the country's most beautiful scenery.

Korea's golden 2 weeks — ginkgo trees turn buttery yellow across Seoul + countryside, the danpung sibling.

Korea's biggest holiday — 3 days of family reunions, ancestral rites, and songpyeon rice cakes.

Persimmon, chestnut, sweet potato — Korea's autumn fruits become traditional desserts at every cafe.

8 ski resorts within 3 hours of Seoul — and night skiing under floodlights until 3am.

Ice fishing for sancheoneo trout, ice sculpture festivals, and the Hwacheon Mountain Trout Festival — Korea's coldest 6 weeks at their most beautiful.

Korea's second-biggest holiday — 4 days of bowing, tteokguk soup, and traditional folk games.

Hallasan in snow, hot springs at Sanbangsan, and mandarins still falling — Jeju's winter is Korea's gentlest.