Jangsado Sea Park

Located in Hansan-myeon, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Jangsado Island is an island that is just 400 meters in x_width, and 1.9 kilometers in length, reaching an altitude of 108 meters with a total area of 390,131㎡. The island has approximately 100,000 trees, with numerous camellia trees and other varieties including silver magnolia. It also a home to beautiful fairy pitta birds, a natural monument, in addition to white eye birds. Local plants that represent Jangsado Island include aerides and dendrobium monile. The island’s name was previously Jamsado Island, derived from its long shape that resembles a silkworm (“jam” is a Chinese character that means “silkworm”). However, due to a translation error during the Japanese colonization, the name was changed to Jangsado Island.



Jangsado Island is beautiful year round, with hydrangeas blanketing the island in summer and camellias blooming in winter. In order to preserve the natural beauty, urbanization on the island is limited. The eco-friendly park has various sculptures and artistic pieces, and holds various performances take place at the outdoor performance hall which can accommodate up to 1,000 guests.