Hyangiram Hermitage향일암

At a glance

Hyangiram is a hermitage of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and a place of prayer to Gwaneum, the bodhisattva of compassion, visited by around a million people a year. Tradition says the monk Wonhyo built the first hermitage here after meeting Gwaneum, and under King Sukjong of Joseon it took the name Hyangiram for its view of the sun rising over the South Sea horizon. A fire on December 20, 2009 destroyed the main hall, the temple office and the bell pavilion, and they were rebuilt and rededicated in May 2012. The surrounding rocks are patterned like a turtle's shell, which gives the hermitage a second name, Yeongguam.

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Hyangiram Hermitage · 4 tours & tickets

1. KKdayYeosu highlights day tour for cruise guestsAn 8-hour shore excursion from Yeosu Port with a guaranteed return to the ship, covering Hyangiram, Jinnamgwan, Yi Sun-sin Square, local markets, the Maritime Cable Car, Jasan Park, Odongdo and the Expo Sky Tower.Book
2. GetYourGuideYeosu shore excursion for cruise guestsAn 8-hour shore excursion with a guaranteed return to the ship, visiting Hyangiram Hermitage, Jinnamgwan Hall, Odongdo, the Maritime Cable Car and the Expo area.Book
3. GetYourGuideYeosu private taxi charterA 5–8-hour private taxi with driver from Yeosu; the suggested stops include Hyangiram, Suncheonman Bay Wetland and the Suncheon Open Film Set.Book
4. KKdayYeosu private taxi tourA customizable private taxi day trip from Yeosu; sample routes cover Hyangiram, the Yeosu cable car, Odongdo, Naganeupseong and the Suncheon Drama Film Set.Book

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Tips

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  Come early if you want the sunrise the hermitage is named for: the gates open at 05:00.

Nearby

Yeosu Maritime Cable CarA cable car over the sea between Dolsan Island and Jasan Park in Yeosu, with glass-floored crystal cabins and rides until 21:30.Hamel LighthouseA red lighthouse at the end of Yeosu's old-port breakwater, named for Hendrick Hamel, the Dutch sailor held in Joseon Korea for 13 years.Jasan ParkA hilltop park at the start of the Odongdo breakwater, with a 15 m statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin and views over Yeosu, Odongdo and the South Sea.Daraengi VillageA seaside village in Namhae where narrow terraced rice paddies climb from the water up the mountainside, with paths and lookouts between them.