An Invitation to a Warm Place That Melts Body and Mind

Asan, a city of hot springs, is home to three major hot springs: Asan, Onyang, and Dogo. From Hyeonchungsa Temple, a famous tourist attraction in Onyang, to Oeam Folk Village, where you can see the scenery of a maternal grandmother’s house in the countryside, it is a great travel destination worthy of being a ‘well-being’ travel destination. No matter what, the best part about traveling to Asan is the warmth and friendliness that melts away the stress of everyday life!

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Onyang Hot Springs

Onyang Hot Springs is the oldest hot spring on record in Korea, with a history spanning over 1,300 years, dating back to the Baekje and Silla periods. This place has actually functioned as a hot spring bath for about 600 years. This hot spring is a high-temperature hot spring with a temperature of around 57℃. The main ingredient of the hot spring water is radium spring containing manitaon, and it boasts high quality water with slightly alkaline properties and abundant water. It is known to be very effective in treating various adult diseases such as neuralgia, arthritis, skin disease, gastrointestinal disease, and high blood pressure, as well as skin care.

Onyang Hot Springs Market (4th, 9th)

A market is formed in the 500m section from the alley of Asan Police Station to Market Bridge, and even residents of Asan and nearby Yesan and Gongju come to buy groceries, and it is the only place in the Asan region where a five-day market is held.\n Rice, fruits (grapes, pears, persimmons, apples, watermelons, strawberries, etc.), garlic, red pepper, chives, livestock products, freshwater fish, medicinal herbs, etc. produced in the surrounding area, agricultural, marine and livestock products, clothing, miscellaneous goods, etc. It is a convenient place for shopping as you can buy anything as it has food, etc. It is also a good market place to go shopping and take a warm hot spring bath as it has Onyang Hot Springs with good water quality.

Gongseri Catholic Church

It is a parish belonging to the Catholic Diocese of Daejeon, built on the hill of Gongseri, Inju-myeon, which connects Asan Bay and Sapgyocheon.\n This is where early missionaries landed in Port and began their missionary work, and the church was established in 1894.\n At first, a private house in the middle of the neighborhood was used as a church, but a rectory was built in 1897, and the parish was completed in 1922, becoming the first parish in Chungcheongnam-do. From here, Gongju Parish, Anseong, Onyang and Dunpo parishes were divided.\n The tombs of three martyrs during the Byeongin Persecution are located within the precincts, and within the precincts there is a main temple measuring 429.75 m² (130 pyeong), a rectory, a retreat house, and a meeting room. It is a Catholic sacred site with a very beautiful scenery as it is covered with hundreds of years old zelkova trees and various forests.\n Gongseri here was a sacred site for Catholics during the Joseon Dynasty, including Asan, Seosan, and Hansan. This is where Gongsegotgoji was located, where taxes from 39 towns, including Cheongju and Okcheon, were sent to Gyeongchang in Seoul by shipping line.\n

Hyeonchungsa Shrine

Located at the foot of Banghwasan Mountain, 4km away from Onyang Hot Springs, it is the shrine of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. It was first built in 1706, the 32nd year of King Sukjong's reign, and the following year, Sukjong himself named it Hyeonchungsa Temple. In 1932, during the Japanese colonial period, the Society for the Preservation of the Relics of Admiral Yi Chung-mu was formed and the shrine was rebuilt. From 1966 to 1974, the government greatly expanded the sanctuary (547,297㎡) and turned it into a sanctuary, turning it into a sacred place for the entire nation.\n Inside the main shrine, there are the portrait of Admiral Yi Sun-sin and the Ten Views of His Life, as well as the Nanjung Diary, National Treasure No. 76, and other treasures. There is a relics hall where long sword No. 326 is on display, the old house where Yi Chungmugong lived, an archery site, and Jeongnyeo lanterns are located within the precincts. Additionally, there is Chungmugong's tomb at Eorasan Mountain at the three-way intersection in Eumbong-myeon, 9km northwest of Hyeonchungsa Temple.