I have always wanted to travel to Korea, but I have not had much motivation. Anya is not obsessed with Korean dramas, cosmetics and skin care products, fashion or food. After reading the Seoul cherry blossom tour article, I decided to travel to Seoul with Wendy and friends To see how the cherry blossom scenery is different from Japan, the first stop is to arrange Shicun Lake next to Lotte Tower, and follow the Azhu Ma to enjoy the scenery around the lake and enjoy the beautiful beauty of spring.
🆕Latest news on 2024 Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival and Cherry Blossom Road
The Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival (석촌호수벚꽃축제) is a cherry blossom celebration held in early April every year. Combined with the natural beauty of the Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Road, various cultural and artistic performances, concerts, exhibitions and other activities are held. There will also be many mobile food trucks for sale. Meals, the Sakura Festival celebrations were canceled for three consecutive years from 4 to 2020, but the Sakura Road was finally reopened in 2022 after three years, and the Sakura Festival activities were resumed in 2022.
石村湖櫻花節預定於2024年3月27日(三)至3月31日(日)連續舉辦5天，在石村湖1,100顆櫻花樹的美麗背景下，3月27日傍晚6點舉辦櫻花點燈儀式，在石村湖沿路2.6公里路安裝夜間點燈裝置，櫻花節期間舉辦各式體驗活動、跳蚤市場、拍照打卡區，晚上也有邀請藝人與流行女團的表演活動。
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📂Quick introduction: Basic introduction to Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Road
This is the first time we prepared a trip to Seoul. In addition to referring to travel books and blogger articles, one of the online information is also very rich, which is the "Korea Tourism Organization", which includes transportation information and attractions sharing.It is mentioned that Seokchon Lake was originally a tributary of the Han River flowing through Seoul. Later, the filling of the Han River caused the water flow to be cut off into a lake, which was divided into two, one side is the lake promenade park, and the other is Lotte World.
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▲ After leaving the station, you can see the Lotte Tower standing in front of you.
▲ Normal days coincide with good weather, and children in kindergartens also come out to teach outside school.
▲ After several days of chills, it finally cleared up.
▲ The cherry blossoms bloomed late this year, but I am very happy to see the pink figure.
🆒Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival and Cherry Blossom Viewing Experience
The 2017 Shicun Lake Cherry Blossom Festival is from 4/1 to 4/9. Various types of cherry trees are planted along the trail around the lake, of different varieties, and there are even beautiful pink weeping cherry trees!Therefore, every year the cherry blossom viewing festival is held in conjunction with the flower season, during which there are different cultural performances and experiences, and even the cherry blossoms and various colored buildings come to the surface of the lake at night.
In addition, the Lotte Tower, which officially opened in April 2017, was built with traditional Korean porcelain and brush images when inquired about the information. Lotte World Tower has 4 floors and a height of 123 meters, ranking sixth in the world's tallest buildings.Walking on the trail around the lake, you can look up at any time and see this tall building through the cherry blossom trees. If the cherry blossoms are in full bloom a few days later, it will also provide a more beautiful view.
▲ Strolling here has become one of my favorite attractions.
▲ The different varieties of cherry blossoms on both sides, one white and one pink are so beautiful!
▲ If you are also planning to travel to Seoul, you might as well choose this season to visit.
▲ During the cherry blossom season, you don't need to prepare a heavy coat, and the weather will gradually warm up and not be too cold.
▲ Walk through the underground passage and come to the other side of the lake that surrounds Lotte World.
▲ The location of this restaurant is very good, you can see the dense cherry blossoms.
▲ It was originally scheduled to go to Lotte World, but as a pregnant woman, let's sit down and enjoy the cherry blossoms.
▲ Japanese Sakura Fukiyuki is a piece of petals, and Korean Sakura Fukiyuki is a whole flower!
🚖How to get there by car? Traffic information and surrounding environment of Seokchon Lake in Seoul
There are thousands of cherry blossoms planted around the lake in Seokchon Lake. It is a well-known cherry blossom viewing spot in Seoul. It is surrounded by Lotte Tower, Lotte World, shopping malls, and restaurants that opened this year. This area is adjacent to Subway Jamsil Station (#) 2), we live in a hotel in the Gangnam area close to Yeoksam Station (#216), so we took the No. 221 subway five stops to arrive. (If you are living near Dongdaemun or Myeongdong, you can take subway No. 2 and then transfer to subway No. 4.)
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▲ Jamsil-dong is the busiest in Songpa District, Seoul, and is home to tourist attractions such as Seokchon Lake, Lotte Tower, and Lotte World. (source:Seoul Tourism Foundation)
▲ The blue check-in place on the right is Jamsil Station (#216)(#814). Subway No. 8 can also be reached, but people will not live there. Subway No. 2 is the priority.
▲ Take the escalator from Exit 2 of Jamsil Station, then walk southeast along Lotte Duty Free, and you will arrive at Seokchon Lake. (Source: Hanchao Map)
Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival・석촌호수벚꽃축제
- Tel: +82 2 21472800
- Chinese address: 148, Jamsil-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul (Jamsil-dong)
- Korean address: 서울특별시송파구잠실로148 (잠실동)
