Winter Sonata: Nami Island and Chuncheon

The story begins when Joon-sang, the son of an eminent musician, moves to Chuncheon. Jungang High School is the school he, Yoo-jin and their friends attend in the drama. One day on the bus Yoo-jin falls asleep on his shoulder, and after a few weeks the two forge a close friendship. It is the quiet start of a first love that the rest of the route follows.

Точность места: The Korean filming list names Jungang High School without saying which town's school, so the stop is left unpinned.

Nami Island is where Yoo-jin and Joon-sang's shy first love begins. The half-moon shaped river island lies in Chuncheon, and filming took place primarily here and in Seoul. A statue of the two main characters stands on the island at the spot where they first kissed. The drama's success changed the place: visitors grew from 250,000 to over 650,000 after the series was aired.

Советы для посещения: The statue of the main characters marks the first-kiss spot.

Chuncheon's Jungdo amusement park is listed among the main filming sites as the lake that holds Yoo-jin and Joon-sang's memories. Those memories are all she keeps: their love is cut short when Joon-sang is badly injured in a car accident and sustains amnesia, unable to remember anything before it. The lake stands for the teenage romance the story keeps returning to, in the same city as Nami Island.

Точность места: The filming list names Jungdo amusement park but no specific spot by the lake, so no pin is given.

Chuam is the first sea Yoo-jin and Joon-sang visit together, and also the last. Years later, when Joon-sang mistakenly believes that he and Yoo-jin are half-siblings, it is here that he tries to let her go. The beach holds both a happy early outing and one of the most painful moments of the series, which is why the Korean filming list ranks it among the drama's main locations.

Советы для посещения: A public beach on Korea's east coast.

Ten years later, Joon-sang lives in the United States as Lee Min-hyung, an award-winning architect who does not remember anything about his life in Korea. Back in Korea, he and Yoo-jin visit a snowy ski resort together: Yongpyong, where some scenes of the 2002 drama were filmed. Its snow-covered slopes fit the winter of the series' title, and the resort still operates today.

Советы для посещения: Yongpyong Resort is an operating ski and holiday resort.

The story ends far from Chuncheon: Yoo-jin and Joon-sang meet again after three years at the Lease House on Oedo, a garden island. The house is widely known as the filming site of the drama's last episode, and it stands among the facilities of Oedo Botania, so the finale can be visited along with the gardens.

Точность места: The pin marks the Oedo Botania garden island; the Lease House is one building within it.

Советы для посещения: Oedo Botania is a visitor garden island; the Lease House is among its facilities.