This week on Jeju: A to Z, Todd Thacker takes a brief look at a few of the island’s festivals celebrating the season’s bright yellow canola flowers. This includes one this weekend that invites international visitors to join their Korean friends in walking canola-lined trails around Jungmun.



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Budding canola plants are often referred to as the “herald of spring.” At this time of year, it’s easy to find these bright yellow flowers all across the island and along Jeju’s Olle walking trails.

For many years, Jeju’s local administrations have organized a number of festivals centered on canola flower viewing. One of these starts this weekend near the gorgeous area around Jungmun.

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19th Seogwipo Canola Flower Intl. Walking Festival

First, though, the 19th Seogwipo Canola Flower International Walking Festival took place March 18 and 19 beginning from the Jeju International Convention Center at the Jungmun Tourist Complex.

Hosted by Seogwipo’s Council for Tourism, visitors from the mainland, as well as China and Japan, were invited to enjoy a wide range of walking trails, all flanked by these cheerful yellow flowers.

If you missed that event, don’t worry, there’s another canola-related festival just around the corner.

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35th Jeju Canola Flower Festival (Gasi-ri, Pyoseon-myeon)

The 35th Jeju Canola Flower Festival will be held from April 1st to the 9th in the pastures around Jeju Horse Park in Gasi-ri, Pyoseon-myeon. Admission is free and there will be activities and events such as music and dance performances, singing contests, food and more.

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And then there’s always Udo. At this time of year visitors to this island off Jeju’s northeast coast can stroll along its quaint narrow roads and enjoy the oil-painting-like ocean blues and canola yellows.

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