INJE, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The 19th Inje Icefish Festival has attracted more than 45,000 people over the two-day period since its grand opening on January 26 in Inje, Gangwon Province. The festival is being held on the ice fishing grounds in the upper Soyang River, and has been packed with visitors looking to [...]
INJE, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A couple of music concerts will be held to mark an annual ice fishing festival that opens in the northeastern county of Inje this weekend, organizers said Wednesday. The Inje Icefish Festival will kick off Saturday for a run till Feb. 3 on the vast frozen Soyang Lake in [...]
INJE, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of military officials have enjoyed Inje’s famous ice fishing festival this year. The Inje Icefish Festival, which attracted over 230,000 visitors over the first weekend, has welcomed nearly 2,000 serving members of the military this week, as part of efforts to thank the armed forces. From ‘human curling’ to [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Pyeongchang, famous as the host city for the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympic Games, is awaiting festivalgoers who will brave harsh winter winds and snow in hopes of catching some trout. The preparatory committee for the Pyeongchang Trout Festival announced that it would hold the event from December 20 [...]