Bijarim Forest비자림

At a glance

The bija tree (Japanese nutmeg-yew) has long been useful to people here: its nuts were taken as a remedy for intestinal worms, and its fine-grained wood was made into furniture and baduk boards. In this forest in Gujwa, protected as a natural monument, about 2,800 of them grow close together over roughly 45 hectares, most between 500 and 800 years old, 7–14 m tall, with trunks up to 110 cm across. Look out for rare wild orchids under the canopy, and for oreum such as Abu and Yongnuni rising nearby.

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Bijarim Forest · 1 tours & tickets

1. GetYourGuideEastern Jeju tour for leisurely walkersA full-day east Jeju tour with a 50-minute walk in Bijarim, plus stops such as Jeju Stone Park, Seongsan, the Haenyeo Museum and Woljeongri.Book

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  Pair the forest with one of the oreum nearby, such as Abu Oreum or Yongnuni Oreum, which suit a light hike.

Nearby

Maze LandStone and hedge mazes themed on Jeju's 'three plenties' of stone, wind and women, plus a maze and puzzle museum, in Gujwa.Snoopy GardenA Peanuts-themed park in eastern Jeju with five indoor theme halls, Cafe Snoopy and outdoor gardens to wander.Manjanggul Lava TubeWalk the open kilometer of a 7.4 km lava tube in Jeju's UNESCO World Natural Heritage area, ending at a 7.6 m lava column.Jeju Haenyeo MuseumA museum on Jeju's northeast coast about the haenyeo, the island's women divers, built from objects the divers themselves donated.