Filming locations · Cheongha and Cheongjin, Pohang
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha: A day in Gongjin
갯마을 차차차
Market mornings, the hilltop boat and a sea breeze.
3 filming stops · 6–7 hours · Self-guided
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Your day, scene by scene
Follow the stops in order. Scene descriptions contain story spoilers.
- 1
Filming location
Cheongha Market
청하공진시장The everyday heart of Gongjin
Cheongha Market stands in for Gongjin’s market, including the settings for Bora Supermarket, Oyun Café and the hardware store.
Walk the market lanes and look for the central squid statue. These remain working premises.
- 2
Filming location
Yoon Dental Clinic exterior
청진3리 어민복지회관 · 윤치과 외관Hye-jin’s seaside dental clinic
The fishermen’s welfare center was dressed as Yoon Dental Clinic, where Hye-jin begins her new life in Gongjin.
View the exterior from the public street. Interior access is not part of this route.
- 3
Filming location
Sabang Memorial Park
사방기념공원 · 묵은봉 배Du-sik’s boat above the sea
The boat on Mugeunbong is Chief Hong’s hilltop retreat. It also appears in the couple’s wedding-photo scene.
Walk uphill from Sabang Memorial Park for the boat and coastal backdrop.
Before you set out
Plan this outing
Treat Gongjin as a coastal driving outing with short walks. Cheongha Market, the dental-clinic exterior and the hilltop boat are separate places in northern Pohang. The six-to-seven-hour allowance includes lunch and local transfers, but starts at the market rather than at your hotel in Seoul. The suggested blocks are editorial estimates.
Book a Pohang Station pickup
Pohang City lists a tourist-taxi course linking Cheongha Market, the clinic and Sabang Memorial Park. Request pickup at Pohang Station and send those three stops plus your return destination when booking. The city asks for reservations at least two days ahead; use its listed phone contact to confirm availability because the page retains an old app-maintenance notice.
A suggested schedule
Allow extra time for traffic, queues and photo breaks. These are planning estimates, not live journey times.
- First 90–120 minutes · Cheongha Market
Start near the central squid statue and explore the market lanes at 6 Cheongha-ro 200beon-gil. Browse or buy food where premises are open. The fictional shops are filming exteriors, so do not assume each one now runs as a café or souvenir store.
- Middle 2 hours · Lunch, transfer and the clinic exterior
Combine lunch with the drive to Cheongjin 3-ri. Show the driver 1884-2 Haean-ro for the former clinic setting. Spend a short period photographing the exterior, then take a coastal break. A visit inside the drama's dental surgery is not included.
- Final 2½–3 hours · Sabang Memorial Park
Continue south along the coastal road to Sabang Memorial Park at 1801 Haean-ro. Allow time for the uphill walk to the boat, rests and the descent. Agree a pickup from the lower park before climbing, then return to Pohang Station or your booked accommodation.
What to budget for
Pohang City lists a tourist taxi for up to four passengers at KRW 125,000 for five hours, with KRW 25,000 per extra hour. A six-to-seven-hour outing needs a longer booking; confirm the full station-to-station total and waiting charges. Pay by card or cash after the ride. Parking, admissions and meals are separate.
Opening and access
The market contains working premises and the clinic is an exterior-only stop. The boat requires an uphill walk; this guide does not claim a step-free route to it. If climbing is unsuitable, keep the market and clinic visit and arrange pickup from the lower park.
If the weather changes
Move the hill visit earlier if rain is forecast. In strong wind or slippery conditions, skip the climb and keep the ground-level coastal stops. Do not add nearby breakwaters simply because they appear in the series: access permissions differ.
Travel information sources · checked 6 October 2026
Researched from the references below. Confirm today’s opening times, fares and access with the operator before travelling.
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