Edition 2026.08

MUST GO

Busan, a City Guide

The port city, read from the water out.

$14.9934% offStandard rate ~~$22.99~~

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The Korean edition comes in the same file, at no extra cost.

Format: PDF, A4, 41 pages
Languages: English or Japanese + Korean edition
Series: MUST GO
Chapters: 7 chapters
Edition: 2026.08
Delivery: Instant download after payment
Refunds: Before first download only

Real pages, straight out of the PDF.

The cover and 2 real pages, straight out of the PDF at full sharpness. The rest stays inside the book.

A city explained, not listed.

Korea’s second city in three parts — the old center where it began, the eastern beaches from Haeundae to Oryukdo, and the western side: Yeongdo, Gamcheon, Songdo. What to eat, what the city is like out of season, and the tour routes that join the three.

Every figure was read at an official source. Dates, addresses and travel details carry a mark that points to a numbered entry at the back of the book, with the page we read it on. Where we could not confirm a figure, the book leaves it out rather than guessing.

Every photograph is openly licensed. No image in this book is one we cannot legally print, and the credits are printed with it — including the fact that we cropped to fit the page.

The Korean edition is in the same file. Same book, in Korean, after the edition you bought. When a name matters more than the explanation, you can show the page instead of reading it out.

What is inside

7 chapters, 41 pages, ending with how to get there and how to move around once you have arrived.

A port opened twice, and 1,023 days

Busan's history has two main passages: the opening of the port, and the city becoming the country's provisional capital during the war.

The old center — where Busan began

This is the radius you can walk after getting off at Busan Station. One hill, one bridge, three markets and a street of cinemas are gathered here.

The eastern sea — from Haeundae to Oryukdo

Head east from Busan Station and you get wide sand, a bridge and high-rises. This is the Busan that photographs have made best known.

The western sea — Yeongdo, Gamcheon, Songdo

The other side. There are more cliffs and hillsides here than sand. You pass through a village where people live, so there is one thing to be careful about.

What to eat

There is war in the food of Busan. We have not printed the names of restaurants — that is information that changes within a year.

What kind of city — temples, film, and the seasons

Busan is a city of film, and a place where the beaches open one after another in summer. And there is a temple at each end of the city.

Getting there and getting around

What is written here is only the sort of thing that does not change much — station names and lines.

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The rest of the series

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Questions

Is this an itinerary?

No. This book explains the city — how it came to look the way it does, what is in which part of it, and what people eat there. It does not tell you which day to do what. If you want the days built around your own dates, that is the itinerary service.

Will it be out of date next year?

Most of it will not — a wall, a harbour and a thousand years of history do not move. A handful of entries carry opening hours, and those are the ones to check before you set out; the book prints the official page it was read from so you can check it yourself.

Why is the Korean edition included?

Because place names and dishes are worth showing rather than pronouncing. The Korean edition is the same book, so the page you need is in the same place — hand over the phone and point.