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Need a place to stay for BTS's Busan concert? These temples have got you covered.

For fans coming to Busan for BTS's concert but struggling to find a place to stay, tranquil temple stays have been added to the list of possible accommodations.

2026.5.22

A buncheong vase with incised fish and geometric patterns that the Korea Heritage Service announced on April 30 would be designated as a treasure. [KOREA HERITAGE SERVICE]

Joseon-era vase taken to Japan among latest treasures designated by Korean gov't

A Joseon-era ceramic vase taken to Japan during the colonial period and later sold at a record price overseas is set to be designated a treasure by the Korea Heritage Service (KHS), officials said Thursday.

2026.5.7

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Participants are on a date at a temple through a matchmaking program organized by the Korean Buddhist Foundation For Social Welfare. [KOREAN BUDDHIST FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL WELFARE]

Matchmaking monks? Buddhist temple dating program proving popular in Daegu.

A Buddhist temple matchmaking program in Daegu drew over 1,600 applicants, according to the Korean Buddhist Foundation For Social Welfare on Tuesday.

2026.4.28

People eat free food at Yeonhwa temple in eastern Seoul on April 21. [JOONGANG ILBO]

As food costs rise, students flock to temples, cafeterias for free and ultracheap meals

On Tuesday at noon, some 30 university students formed a long queue — not for some viral food craze like Dubai Chocolate, but for free food from a Buddhist temple: Yeonhwa Temple, in Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul.

2026.4.24

Participants take part in a ″temple stay″ program held at the Buddhist Baekdam Temple in the county of Inje in Gangwon Province, in this undated file photo provided by the municipality. [YONHAP]

Nearly 350,000 people enjoyed overnight temple stays in 2025

Nearly 350,000 people took part in temple stays — an overnight cultural program held at Buddhist temples — last year, marking the highest figure since the program was first launched in 2002, according to the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism on Sunday.

2026.1.18

Sinheung Temple Chief Monk Ji-hye, right, and Max Hollein, director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, hold up a copy of an agreement during a press conference on the return of a ″Ten Kings of Hell″ painting to the temple, during a press conference at the KGIT Center in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Nov. 14. [YONHAP]

'The Tenth King of Hell' returns to Korea after 70 years

A Buddhist painting from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) believed to have been removed by U.S. forces during the Korean War (1950-53) has been returned to Korea after more than seven decades.

2025.11.14

Yang Hyeon-woo, left, and Ju So-yeon, second from left — the first couple to marry after meeting through the matchmaking temple stay program ″Naneun Jeollo,″ or “I’m Going to the Temple” — visit Baegyang Temple ahead of their wedding later this month to make a donation to the Korean Buddhist Foundation for Social Welfare. [JOGYE ORDER]

From meditation to marriage: Buddhist order's matchmaking program gets first success

Buddhist meditation bells will give way to wedding bells as a romantic connection sparked during a matchmaking temple stay at Baegyang Temple has led to a marriage — the first of the Jogye Order’s “I’m Going to the Temple" program.

2025.11.3

Every bit of divine assistance helps

Parents pray at Doseonsa, a temple in Gangbuk District, northern Seoul, on Oct. 14, 30 days ahead of the College Scholastic Ability Test, also known as the suneung. The exam is set to take place on Nov. 13.

2025.10.14

Park So-yeon of the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation shows a fragment from the repatriated Gwanwoldang during a press conference at the Traditional Architecture Elements Conservation Center in Paju, Gyeonggi, on July 23. [NEWS1]

Lost shrine returns from Japan after a century — in 5,000 pieces

The historic Gwanwoldang structure has been repatriated to Korea, revealing intricate components for restoration at the Traditional Architecture Elements Conservation Center.

2025.7.24

International guests invited by Hana Bank listen to an explanation of the templestay program at Beopju Temple in North Chungcheong on June 28. [HANA BANK]

Hana welcomes international residents to Beopju Temple stay as outreach restarts

In a return to cultural outreach paused by the pandemic, Hana Bank welcomed more than 30 international residents to Beopju Temple in Boeun County, North Chungcheong, over the weekend for a two-day immersion in Korean Buddhist traditions.

2025.7.1