Yangsan (양산시) is a town to the north of Busan in South Gyeongsang.

Understand

Yangsan is a new residential town for the larger city of Busan. It has an expanding population of 280,000.

Get in

Yangsan station is a terminus of the Busan subway line 2.

There are inter-city buses from Ulsan, Changwon, Gyeongju and other cities.

See

Tongdosa temple

• 1 Tongdosa Temple (통도사). Buddhist temple stay and museum. One of seven Korean mountain monasteries inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018. (updated Jan 2017)
• 2 Yangsan Tower (양산타워), 264-1 Gangbyeon-ro, Dong-myeon, Yangsan, ☏ +82 55-367-9026. 10AM-10PM. Great views of the local area. (updated Jan 2017)

Do

Typical Korean style apartment blocks await you

Buy

• Pyeongsan Bookstore (평산책방), 17 Pyeongsanmaeul 1-gil, Habuk-myeon, Yangsan-si (양산시 하북면 평산마을 1길 17), ☏ +82 55-366-2301. 10:00-18:00 (March-October), 10:00-17:00 (November-February), closed on Monday. A bookstore established by former president Moon Jae-in in a remote countryside. (updated Jun 2024)

Go next

• Busan on the metro to the south
• Ulsan is close to the east