Nami Island - Winter Sonata Shooting Place (South Korea)

Namisum is a tiny half-moon shaped island located in Chuncheon, South Korea, formed as it was inundated by the rising water of the North Han River as the result of the construction of Cheongpyeong Dam in 1944.
Its name originated from General Nami, who died at the age of 28 after being falsely accused of treason during the reign of King Sejo, the seventh king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea.
Although his grave wasn't discovered, there were a pile of stones where his body was supposed to be buried. It was believed that if someone took even one stone from there, it would bring misfortune to their house. A tour company arranged the grave with soil and then developed Namisum into an amusement park.

TOUR SCHEDULE :

• SEP : 19, 24
• NOV : 07, 21

• AND OCT : 10, 24 (MAPLE SEASON)

Nami Island is an oasis for culture and leisure in peaceful harmony with humanity and nature.
After a five-minute ferry ride, guests meet a forest of verdant trees holding up the sky and open grassy areas where ostriches, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, ducks and peacocks warmly welcome visitors in the midst of wild flowers.
On Nami Island, artists from all over the world show-off their talents and share the sense of peace of mind the island creates.
The island is the site of Nami Island International Children's Book Festival (NAMBOOK) and other cultural events that take place every weekend, making Nami one of the main cultural and artistic tourist attractions in Korea.
In 2006, the island declared its cultural and artistic tourist attractions in Korea, and declared its cultural independence and was reborn as Naminara Republic.
It has its own national flag, anthem, currency, passport and phone cards, stamps, orthography and even a certification of citizenship.

Nami is home to several galleries and is the site of the Song Museum, which also houses a collection of international ethnic musical instruments.
There are indoor and outdoor stages, facilities for seminars and workshops in addition to a 46-room modern hotel and 10 cottages.
Nami Island is dedicated to improving the mental and physical well being of children throughout the world.
As such, it serves as the main sponsor of the Hans Christian Andersen Award and contributes regularly to UNICEF. Naminara is unique in other ways, also.
At night, all the lights are turned off on the island so that visitors can harmonize with nature under the light of the moon and stars.
Most of wood and bottles generated by visitors to the island are recycled and re-used.
Nami has a very open hiring and retirement policy so people can work until they are 80 years old if they wish.

The island, especially the Metasequoia path, was one of the main filming locations of Korean Broadcasting System 2002 television drama series Winter Sonata, starring Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo.
It attracted 270,000 Korean and foreign visitors in 2001. After it was featured in the drama, it attracted 650,000 visitors in 2002.
Since then the number of visitors has continued to grow, reaching 2.3 million in 2012.



About Winter Sonata TV Series
'Gyeoul Yeonga' (Winter Sonata) was first released in Korea in January of 2002 quickly becoming one the most popular shows on television.
This hugely popular TV drama was produced by Ho Yunseok, the same man responsible for immensely popular TV drama, 'Gaeul Donghwa'(Autumn in my Heart).
This director has begun a seasonal theme of TV dramas. The third in his series is 'Yeoreum Hyanggi'(The Scent of Summer), which aired in the summer of 2003 in Korea.
'Gyeoul Yeonga' was released in 2001 to the Hong Kong audience and later released in China and Japan.
Broadcast on NHK BS2 television in Japan, it was first shown in April ~ September of 2003. Due to popular demand, it was aired again in December 2003.
The demand is growing internationally for this love story that steals the hearts of all who watch